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Mose Allison: Substance and Style
by R.J. DeLuke
The music of Mose Allison, the slick hipster from the Mississippi delta, never fails to get at least a wry, knowing smile from listeners, if not outright laughter--on CD or live in a nightclub. Those that know his work--and that audience is growing, he says--are attracted to his simple, bluesy style as well as ...
The Venerable Ahmad Jamal
by R.J. DeLuke
Ahmad Jamal settles into a comfortable chair in his office at home, relaxed and ready to field questions, which he does with both a firmness and a calm ease; not unlike nestling his body onto a nightclub piano stool and taking a relaxed breath before embarking on a performance that will take the patrons off to ...
Elvin Jones: Drumming Icon is Still Cooking
by R.J. DeLuke
The name Elvin Jones conjures up a distinct image right away. You can see him seated behind his drum set, slightly hunched, arms awhirl; cranking out a firestorm of rhythms highlighted by crackling accents that fall at unexpected moments, giving the music just the right propulsion. He's been one of jazz music's preeminent drummers ...
Eight Questions for Skip Heller
by C. Michael Bailey
Skip Heller looks like the love child Charlie Sheen, Lenny Bruce, and the young Art Pepper. He is tall and thin (Mr. Heller is a runner) with a plume of dark hair that would appear more comfortable on the mid-1950s streets of his native Philadelphia than the sunny climes of Southern California. The music he makes ...
David Chesky: Making Music in the Moment
by R.J. DeLuke
David Chesky has enjoyed success at the helm of Chesky Records , the fine audiophile record label he formed with his brother, Norman, in the mid 1980s. The brothers built the company from the ground up and now have Grammys and an outstanding list of artists — not performers, artists — that have graced its Manhattan ...
Classic Herbie Mann
by WBGO 88.3FM
For the past 40 years, flutist Herbie Mann has taken the instrument in several different directions, performing in a wide variety of musical styles including straight-ahead and soul and pop-jazz, as well as world music, and most recently Eastern European music. A cancer survivor, Mann's latest project is a crusade for prostate cancer awareness.
Adam Rudolph: The Mysteries of Creation
by Eric J. Iannelli
“I feel that creativity is greater than religion. It transcends race, transcends socio-political boundaries. It’s one of the things that defines us as human beings.”At the risk of oversimplification, you could argue that this statement is a credo of sorts for Adam Rudolph, the basis of his personal philosophy. Consequently, it is probably the ...
Power Twins Unite: Francois and Louis Moutin
by Franz A. Matzner
Twin brothers, bassist Francois Moutin and drummer Louis Moutin came to jazz early. Born to jazz enthusiast parents in Paris, the two began playing together as young children, forming the deep musical bond that has led them to their present day international recognition, both as individual players and a team. Though Francois currently ...
An AAJ Interview with Steven Joerg of AUM Fidelity
by AAJ Staff
It's curious to note that in the world of science, schools of thought are often labeled after the founding father of the discipline in question. For example, Euclidean geometry, Newtonian physics, Freudian psychology (although whether this latter qualifies as science or not deserves scrutiny and debate outside this forum). Conversely, in the world ...
Michel Camilo: Pianist for a Golden Era
by R.J. DeLuke
Michel Camilo has emerged over the last decade or so as one of the virtuoso piano players of jazz, amassing a strong and loyal following. He's classically trained, with monstrous technique and a fertile musical imagination. Naturally, because he hails from the Dominican Republic, his playing is tinged with Latin elements. It may be that the ...
