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Christian McBride: Bass Beautiful
by AAJ Staff
Christian McBride, the young and perhaps most exciting jazz bass player since Ray Brown, returned to his hometown of Philadelphia with his new band for an October 2nd concert at the Zellerbach Theatre on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Joining McBride will be Ron Blake, saxophones/flute; Geoffrey Keezer, piano; and Terreon Gully, drums. Mcbride has been ...
Anders Jormin: Touching the Heart and Spirit
by John Kelman
Swedish bassist, compser, bandleader and educator Anders Jormin may be best known to North American audiences as a member of Charles Lloyd's and Tomasz Stanko's mid-'90s ECM label quartets along with pianist Bobo Stenson. He's also been a longstanding participant in Stenson's own trio, with three sublime recordings released on ECM since '96 including the subtle ...
Mike Stern: About The Music
by Jack Gold-Molina
Mike Stern's career in music began in the 1970s with Blood, Sweat, and Tears and took off with Miles Davis in the early eighties -- presently spanning 10 releases as a headliner on Atlantic Records. His latest release, Voices (Atlantic, 2001) features Stern on guitar and wordless vocals in an all-out jazz jam session. Stern came ...
Greg Campbell
by Jack Gold-Molina
Greg Campbell, who plays drums and percussion as well as French horn and vibes, is known for his work as a jazz musician and improvisor. As well as having an extensive education in the field of percussion and having studied with the likes of Dave Holland, Cecil McBee, and Tom Collier, he has a performance resume ...
Dave Liebman
by Jack Gold-Molina
On Friday May 7, 2004, Dave Liebman performed at the Triple Door in Seattle with his quartet featuring Vic Juris playing guitar, Tony Marino playing bass, and Marko Marcinko playing drums. Prior to their performance, AAJ Seattle writer Jack Gold spoke with him about his approach to music, his work with Elvin Jones and Miles Davis, ...
Eliane Elias: Sweet Vocals Join Splendid Piano
by R.J. DeLuke
Take a virtuoso pianist, add deep musical and rhythmic sensibilities, toss in a generous amount of adventurous spirit and you have Eliane Elias, who has been wowing U.S. audiences and musicians since 1981. She had been knocking out musicians and fans in her native Brazil for many years before that.Now add to the mix ...
A Fireside Chat with Wadada Leo Smith
by AAJ Staff
I am reminded daily that perfection is an endless pursuit and that those who are in the arena often go unnoticed and unrewarded. But it is because of their artistic valor that creativity remains. Their innovative spirit keeps us from the abyss and for that we are beholden to them. All About Jazz: What disciplines did ...
A Fireside Chat with Terry Gibbs
by AAJ Staff
There is the old adage, “Practice makes perfect." And having been road tested for 68 years, Terry Gibbs is in effect perfect. Jazz vocabulary is contingent on experience, and Gibbs has plenty of stories to tell. He narrates an account of the “golden age of jazz" with 52nd & Broadway: Songs of the Bebop Era and ...
Willem Breuker
by A. Henkin
Willem Breuker's music is an experience--part circus, part orchestra, part theater. The man himself is no less complex and some of his thoughts on being a musician bely his humour and good nature. At Joe's Pub this month with his long-standing Kollektief, Breuker spoke with All About Jazz. All About Jazz: Let's start ...
