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A Fireside Chat With Poncho Sanchez
by AAJ Staff
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, I did buying for Tower Records. In my limited capacity as a record store serf, I was empowered by musicians who would compliment the selection. Poncho Sanchez came in a handful of times, but unlike the lion’s share of artists, never eyeballed his CDs. Moreover, the ...
A Fireside Chat with Kevin Norton
by AAJ Staff
Kevin Norton is one of the most original percussionists my side of the Atlantic. Having documented the music of Anthony Braxton on his Barking Hoop label, Norton, after a handful of convincing releases on the CIMP and Clean Feed labels, continues to advance creatively with Oceans of Earth, a new trio release with like-minded Tomas Ulrich ...
T.S. Monk Speaks Out
by Franz A. Matzner
T.S. Monk is a voluble speaker. Which stands to reason since he is also an exceptionally engaged man. Not only does Monk have a new release due this August, Higher Ground , he will also launch his own label, Thelonious Records, open his father's archives, continue in his capacity as chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute, ...
A Conversation with Jean-Michel Pilc
by Franz A. Matzner
Following-up the critically acclaimed trio album Welcome Home, Paris-born composer and pianist Jean-Michel Pilc recently released the stunning album, Cardinal Points, showcasing eight original compositions, including the extended work 'Trio Sonata.' The album was recorded by both Pilc's standing trio and a new quartet, and offers ambitious material of impressive density, depth, and determination. Already well ...
Trombonist Bob McChesney
by AAJ Staff
Many of the most memorable moments in life will often occur under the most unexpected of circumstances. This could be due to the situation being absolutely ordinary (resulting in unanticipated pleasure), utterly intolerable (unlikely but eagerly accepted pleasure), or simply unpredictable (the pleasure of pure, raw surprise). The true jazz fan revels in being ...
Pat Martino: To Renew A Life In Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
CAUTION! This interview may positively change the way you think about and experience music, yourself, and even your life. You risk growing and changing! Pat Martino is not simply a master guitarist and jazz icon. He is insistent on being a whole human being, insistent on being himself, insistent paradoxically on playing and enjoying life to ...
A Fireside Chat with Publicist Don Lucoff
by AAJ Staff
If you are not a member of “the industry," you've probably never heard of Don Lucoff. If you are a member of “the industry," Don, Brad, Diana, and the other folks at DL Media are probably as familiar as members of your own family. DL Media handles the publicity for the most prominent labels in this ...
A Fireside Chat with McCoy Tyner
by AAJ Staff
As the pianist for the legendary John Coltrane Quartet (my favorite band), McCoy Tyner has been an enigma to me. He is a legend. No one can take that away. And yet, his recent endeavors have been a lightning rod for criticism and the criticism has come, fast and furiously. I wondered if such faultfinding would ...
A Fireside Chat with Pat Metheny
by AAJ Staff
I recall first listening to Song X and marveling at its sheer density. Often noted as what Pat Metheny should have, would have, could have been, Song X has long been an unwarranted foil for one of improvised music's most enigmatic figures. Critical dogmas have long burdened Metheny, whose versatility has liberated him from convention, playing ...
A Fireside Chat with Nels Cline
by AAJ Staff
I could refer to myself as having long been a Nels Cline enthusiast, but I cannot tell a lie. In fact, I am a recent convert, having listened to Interstellar Space Revisited (The Music of John Coltrane) in the summer of '99 (which doesn't have nearly the ring that the Bryan Adams ditty has). But I ...
