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A Fireside Chat With Tim Berne
by AAJ Staff
Has jazz lost its way? Those that have seen better days have told tales of how there used to be anticipation for the next Miles album. That advanced desire seems all but removed in today's commerically perverted aristocracy. So iconoclasts (e.g., William Parker, Ken Vandermark, Jason Moran, Dave Douglas) are the milk of kindness. An archetype ...
Houston Person
by Russ Musto
Houston Person is jazz' working class hero, a true man of the people. Person who was born in Newberry, South Carolina in 1934, first received moderate national attention with a series of soulful albums recorded for Prestige back in the '60s. In 1968 he began a sympathetic and successful musical partnership with the great Etta Jones ...
Jeff "Tain" Watts: Moods and Melodies of a Drummer
by R.J. DeLuke
Jeff “Tain" Watts is a workingman's drummer. Look around and you find him everywhere. Gigging with Branford Marsalis. Yeah, he did the Wynton thing for a bunch of years. The ill-fated “Tonight Show" band when Jay Leno first took over for Johnny Carson. Look at your CDs. You'll find him. With Michael Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny ...
Dave Holland: A Giant, and Still Growing
by R.J. DeLuke
Dave Holland speaks right to the point. Assured. Precise. Confident. The British accent of the England-born musician is perhaps a bit worn off from being in the United States for so long, since 1968 when the 22-year old relatively unknown bassist was called across the ocean to join Miles Davis at a time when the Price ...
Herbie Hancock: (New) Directions Included
by R.J. DeLuke
Herbie Hancock is one of the remaining legends of jazz, but he is not going to be pigeonholed in that jazz “box." He likes change, he said in an October conversation, and wishes more of the younger generation of jazz musicians had the same attitude, though he admits they don't. At least not like ...
Lonnie Plaxico: Striving for Originality, Noteriety
by R.J. DeLuke
The story of bassist Lonnie Plaxico starts out like a classic tale. Local kid makes it out of Chicago’s projects by learning to play an instrument, finding himself, and making music his life’s work. He goes on to play bass with a Who’s Who list of musicians, including a long tenure with one of rising star ...
Carmen Lundy Presents... Carmen Lundy
by R.J. DeLuke
She writes her own music, complete with original lyrics. She paints, and her oil works have been exhibited, as well as sold to private collectors. She’s played the lead in Sophisticated Ladies and played Billie Holiday in They Were All Gardenias on the New York stage. But mostly, she’s a singer with a rich ...
Lewis Nash: First-call Technician and Teacher Too
by R.J. DeLuke
It's a pleasure to watch or listen to drummer Lewis Nash. He has supplied supple and adventurous rhythms for an incredible array of jazz musicians over the years, blending in with most any situation. His versatility stands out. But things could have been different. It might have been that watching and listening ...
The Constantly Creative Lee Konitz
by R.J. DeLuke
Lee Konitz has been playing improvised music across six decades, with more than 50 albums to his credit. He's a main figure in the music called jazz, known for the distinct sound he gets from his alto sax and his penchant for exploring.He's remembered for his work on Miles' Birth of the Cool session, ...
Wait For It... Here Comes Mr. Hobgood
by R.J. DeLuke
Laurence Hobgood is one of the finest pianists out there. Period. Why he's not better known is probably a combination of factors in the unstable and schizophrenic world of show business.But his time is coming.He may be relatively unheralded, but it's only a question of time before more people realize his artistry. ...
