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The Wayne Shorter Songbook
Wayne Shorter, one of the great tenor saxophonists and composers of the modern jazz era, turns 75 on August 25. An enigmatic and searching musician and personality, Shorter was once labeled by jazz critic Larry Kart as “one of the most dangerous players to ever pick up a horn--a man whose solos were described by various ...
Other Places: Paul Bley Speaks
Thanks to Rifftides reader Brian Nation of the Vancouver, B.C., Jazz Society for directions to a transcribed conversation with Paul Bley. Bley was at the center of changes in jazz in the late l950s. The Canadian pianist has continued for half a century as an instigator of transformation. At the same time, he has been a ...
Hip-Hop and Jazz Sharing a Similar Destiny?
ATLANTA, Georgia -- It was the music of rebellion and youth. Artists traded witty improvisations onstage chronicling the pain and the promise of being black in America, inspiring inner-city and rural Southern audiences alike in nightclubs and on street corners. Today, Jaspects, an Atlanta-based group of young musicians who were born in the hip-hop era, fuse ...
Tipitina's Foundation Instrumental in Special Delivery to the Birthplace of Jazz
Early Wednesday morning, a truck laden with 3,300 pounds of music pulled up to a Mid-City storage facility. Four sweaty staffers from the Tipitina's Foundation, the nonprofit philanthropic arm of the famed music club, spent the day unpacking, sorting and labeling brass, woodwinds, drums and more. “There's a little bit of everything, “ said the foundation's ...
Mike Gordon: In His Own Words
By: Andy Gadiel Mike Gordon Mike Gordon is an enigmatic, ultra-creative, quirky, passionate and serious musician who constantly strives to reinvent himself and push the lines of artistic expression. Since the break-up of Phish he has hardly slowed down, performing with Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock, Bruce Hornsby, ...
Jazz This Week: Ptah Williams, Erin Bode, the St. Louis Cabaret Conference, and More
It's mid-August - usually one of the slowest times of the year for live jazz in St. Louis - and yr. humble editor has impending deadlines for paying work, plus a wicked head cold. However, there are still some events this week to tell you about, and so that's what we're going to do, albeit in ...
Conducting: Next Stop the Jazz Maestro?
Duke Ellington and his orchestra... watch out for those subtle finger movements Celebs may try baton-waving coordination on TV's Maestro, but let's compare how jazz legends conduct themselves and their orchestras... As the Guardian's media columns reported yesterday, the BBC2 show Maestro (in which eight celebrities, including former Blur star Alex James, DJ/producer Goldie and TV ...
Second Life Bluesman Gets First-Life Recording Contract
Nashville bluesman Von Johin learned the art of Mississippi Delta-style blues the old fashioned way: by playing small venues across the country. But despite the traditional nature of his music, Von Johin plays weekly shows in Second Life, as you can see in the video below. His determination has paid off handsomely, with a record deal ...
Report: Feds Do Little to Fight Spam, Spyware
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Web users drown in spam and fend off scams aimed at stealing their money, U.S. federal and state law enforcement authorities are doing little to resolve what has become a multi-billion-dollar problem, a think tank said on Monday. In the 20 states that give a number for consumer complaints, there were roughly ...
Spotlight: Un Systema Para Todo, Tumbao Bravo
Un Systema Para Todo Tumbao Bravo PKO Records Jazz is a collaborative art form, but many modern jazz projects form around an individual rather than a group. The bandleader becomes the primary songwriter, the featured soloist, and the projects public face. The individual musician may have a hired band or even a ...
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