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Jazz Journalists Association Presents Jazz Matters:" The Art of the Interview" Wed., Mar. 23,6-8 pm @New School
March 21, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Jazz Journalists Association Presents Jazz Matters: “The Art of the Interview" The Jazz Journalists Association, a non-profit organization, will present a panel of experts discussing interviewing techniques on Wednesday, March 23, from 6-8 pm at the New School Jazz Performance Space, 55 W. 13th St. in New ...
A Fireside Chat with Jeff Parker
by AAJ Staff
[This interview updates last year's Fireside Chat with Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker.] All About Jazz: You reunited with Scott Fields for Song Songs Song. Jeff Parker: I first played with him on this double trio project that he had called Dénouement that came out on his label, Geode, in 1998. ...
Alana Davis: Can You Hear Me Now?
by Mike Brannon
Alana Davis is an enigma. Instantly timeless, powerful, necessary, somehow at once earthy and ethereal, tribal and post-modern; Aretha meets Norah Jones. But art is subjective, elusive, sometimes an acquired taste, and needs to be expressed, communicated and felt; sent and received. And for sure, you'll feel it on first listen.As talented and original ...
Mancini Magic: An Interview with Ginny Mancini
by Victor L. Schermer
Henry Mancini (1924-1994) was much more than one of the greatest songwriters of all time. He was--and will always be--a “sphere of influence." His music--from “Moon River" to “Days of Wine and Roses," “The Pink Panther," “Charade," and “Peter Gunn"--formed the backdrop for the lives and entertainment of several generations of Americans and the wide world ...
Trygve Seim: Innovative Vanguard of a New Wave
by John Kelman
When saxophonist/composer Trygve Seim emerged on the international scene in 2000 with his critically acclaimed ECM Records debut, Different Rivers, it was clear that yet another fresh voice had emerged from the infinitely deep wellspring of Norwegian talent from which label owner/producer Manfred Eicher has been drawing for over 30 years. But whereas so much of ...
Don Friedman
by A. Henkin
Pianist Don Friedman's sessionography reads like a jazz encyclopedia. A favorite choice on the keys for his tasteful yet progressive playing, he has played with luminaries from Booker Little to Jimmy Giuffre to Clark Terry. Friedman now leads a piano trio and we spoke with him after a successful engagement at the Kitano in February.
James Moody: Timeless
by Terrell Kent Holmes
In this era of disposable culture and accepted mediocrity, it's gratifying to applaud the life and accomplishments of someone who has managed to transcend evanescence. James Moody, sax master and flutist, one of America's most enduring and beloved musicians, turns 80 this month. Born in Savannah, GA, Moody started with the alto sax but fell in ...
William Parker: Everything Is Valid
by Eyal Hareuveni
William Parker is, no doubt, the most remarkable bassist in the post-Mingus era. A great musician who is gifted with an uncanny ability to make any artist near him--musician, dancer, painter or poet--perform better. Parker presents a musical vision that is full with compassion and commitment to his community at large. William Parker began ...
Raoul Bjorkenheim: Guitarist Between Two Continents
by Anthony Shaw
Raoul Bjorkenheim is a guitarist born and brought up in the States by his Finnish mother. After completing studies at Berklee he has spent most of his professional life between the two countries, working with the likes of Finnish percussionist/composer Edward Vesala or progressive producer/bassist Bill Laswell. He achieved recognition on both sides of the Atlantic ...
John Hollenbeck: Exploring the Boundaries, Part 2-2
by Paul Olson
Part 1 | Part 2 Composer/percussionist/bandleader John Hollenbeck doesn't so much cross musical boundaries as ignore them. Combining elements of jazz, classical, post rock, chamber music--although he is openly indifferent to musical category--his music manages to be challenging and experimental; at the same time, it is utterly unintimidating and accessible. Hollenbeck's sidework with a plethora of ...
