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Monty Alexander Speaks

by Franz A. Matzner
October 28, 2003

Despite years spent in American, Monty Alexander’s speech remains full of the infectiously lilting, joyously expressive, idiomatic contours of his Kingston childhood. And it seems he is always laughing. It may be that this is also simply a matter of culture, but I don’t think so. I think the laughter is a part of who Alexander ...

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Guitarist Fred Fried on 'When Winter Comes'

by Franz A. Matzner
October 28, 2003

Fred Fried is a gifted guitarist and composer. He plays with a soft, subtle, and complex touch that takes full advantage of his skilled, emotive compositions. Fried is not only a gifted musician, he is also a man of great thought with whom it is fascinating to discuss music, history—just about any topic at all. Like ...

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A Fireside Chat with Yo-Yo Ma

by AAJ Staff
October 28, 2003

What can you say about a man who has become a pop culture icon? That is exactly what Yo-Yo Ma is. Not only is he the premier cellist of his and my generation, he is also the subject of a Seinfeld episode (or at least his name was). That is immediate inclusion in pop culture history. ...

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Conversation with Charnett Moffett

by Franz A. Matzner
October 28, 2003

Charnett Moffett is an extraordinary bassist. Some might say this is no surprise. After all, not only is he the son of percussionist Charles Moffett, but he also received musical training from an entire family of musicians, all of whom played together in the Moffett family band since Charnett was barely able to walk. He had ...

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Project O: Pushing Creativity, Hoping for Longevity

by R.J. DeLuke
October 28, 2003

Jazz music is ultimately about trying to develop one’s own sound and identity with which to use to express creativity, bare oneself artistically in an atmosphere of improvisation and communication. The masters have always portrayed that and practiced it, even if today’s record companies don’t always espouse it. But there are musicians out there on that ...

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Steve Hass: A World of Rhythms

by R.J. DeLuke
October 28, 2003

Thirty-two-year-old Steve Hass has been a professional drummer for about a dozen years, adding touches of style and class to music by the likes of The Manhattan Transfer, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Christian McBride, John Benitez, Ravi Coltrane and many others, from pop to hard core jazz and from hip-hop to Latin beats. He’s a percussionist ...

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Boz Scaggs: Maybe Not Jazz, But Beautiful

by R.J. DeLuke
October 28, 2003

Boz Scaggs is crooning Duke's “Sophisticated Lady"? Thee Boz Scaggs? The “Lowdown" guy? The creator of the “Lido Shuffle"? Yep. There's only one Boz Scaggs. Having done blues, R&B, slick pop music and combinations of the three, maybe it was just time, but the latest singer to tackle the repertoire of the American Popular ...

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A Fireside Chat with Sonny Rollins

by AAJ Staff
October 27, 2003

All that has been written and all that has been said about Sonny Rollins certainly has more wealth than anything I could scribe. I am only a fan of Rollins and on most days, I need not be more. His albums are a part of the lore of jazz and his legacy historical and he has ...

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Hank Jones

by AAJ Staff
October 27, 2003

One of the first records I ever owned was Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else with Miles Davis, Sam Jones, Art Blakey, and the veritable Hank Jones. The fact that Jones was on that session didn't register with me completely - he was on so many records I just became used to seeing his name, not realizing at ...

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A Fireside Chat with Hank Jones

by AAJ Staff
October 27, 2003

An icon of the music, but one so humble, his accolades and achievements are never heard above a whisper. His impact, however, is elephantine and certain to linger long after I am six feet under. Take Master Class (a reissue of Bebop Redux and Groovin’ High ), a testament to the pianist’s sensitive lyricism and gentle ...