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A Fireside Chat with Kahil El'Zabar
by AAJ Staff
Having been given the gift of Archie Shepp (who hasn't been on record in years) and Pharoah Sanders, Kahil El'Zabar is a Roadshow superhero. I am honored to bring to you the honorable Kahil El'Zabar, unedited and in his own words. All About Jazz: Let's start from the beginning. KAHIL EL'ZABAR: It ...
A Fireside Chat with Marc Ribot
by AAJ Staff
I love pleasant surprises. Like watching the new X-Men movie and expecting tragedy to unfold on screen and instead, getting quite an entertaining couple of hours for my cynicism. That is the same pleasant experience I had in listening to Marc Ribot's Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos, one of my top ten recordings of that ...
A Fireside Chat with Michael Marcus
by AAJ Staff
I like originals. The way Dolphy mimicked bird sounds, the way Coltrane turned chaos into serenity, Tapscott reaching into the folds of a grand piano and plucking strings like a harp, and sheer instrumental vocabulary of Golia, make listening to this music in this age easier. I like Michael Marcus. He's an original. Jaki Byard liked ...
A Fireside Chat with Nicholas Payton
by AAJ Staff
The term “young lion" has followed Nicholas Payton for the duration of his budding career. Fueled by urban legends of Wynton's personal involvement, pressure for Payton must now seem par for the course. Judging by Sonic Trance, his new album for Warner Bros., Payton has survived and more importantly, matured from the industry's unforgiving process. This ...
A Fireside Chat with Wolfgang Fuchs
by AAJ Staff
As the leader of the King 'b' 'rchestr', Wolfgang Fuchs' place in the European improvisation lineage is safe. Moreover, Fuchs' '89 recordings of various duets with Evan Parker, Louis Sclavis, and Hans Koch on the FMP label (Duets, Dithyrambisch) is a case study in duel improvisation. In particular, Fuchs and Parker are monsters. Fuchs sat down ...
A Fireside Chat with Roswell Rudd
by AAJ Staff
I once saw Roswell Rudd play a show with Steve Lacy where he rapped about soap. At the time, in the confusion, I was unable to fully appreciate what it was he was doing. I thought it was avant, but now (with maturity and the grace of wisdom in age) I have come to realize that ...
Tony Monaco: Master Chops T
by R.J. DeLuke
Listen to Tony Monaco play the celebrated Hammond B3 organ. He swings like mad, solos like hell, and locks into soulful, vibrant grooves. The instrument has had a great resurgence in recent years. Listen to either of his two CDs and you can see that Monaco, while unheralded, is one of those few who can really ...
A Fireside Chat with Horace Silver
by AAJ Staff
I have interviewed Horace Silver through the years and he remains an icon to me. The more I appreciate the Lion/Wolff Blue Note days of yesteryear, the more admirable Silver's Blue Notes are. There is enough bio and cred info on Silver's career, done in a more fitting manner than I could, so allow me folks, ...
Donny McCaslin: On The Way Through
by Franz A. Matzner
Saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin has already made his presence felt on the scene for some time. Playing with a wide variety of jazz's current talents, he has developed a truly distinct voice, both as player and writer. Dedicated to pushing jazz into new realms, McCaslin's voice has never been more clear and directed than on ...
Eliane Elias: Music for All Purposes
by R.J. DeLuke
Eliane Elias, the Brazilian-born pianist and composer, plays with astonishing technique and assuredness, full of passion yet instilled with a delicate sense of romance and a palpable spirit of exploration. A musical child prodigy raised in the land of Baden Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Joao Gilberto and so many more, the spirit of ...
