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Barry Harris: A Thousand Percent Music Man
by Andrew Velez
During a recent conversation, Barry Harris (75) was asked about his plans for the future. It evoked an instantaneous explosion of laughter from him before he replied, “Don't ask me that! The life I lead is the life I lead. The recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University, in person Dr. Harris is a physically ...
Joe Wilder: A True Living Legend
by Greg Thomas
Joe Wilder, a true living legend of the trumpet, is at long last getting what fellow brass great Roy Eldridge used to call “his screen credits . After 60+ years of superlative support work in big bands, Broadway pit orchestras and commercials, Wilder is finally headlining his own quartet at the Village Vanguard. ...
In Memoriam: Derek Bailey
by Kurt Gottschalk
Arguably one of the most significant developments in music in the 20th Century was the breaking down of the idea of musicianship; expressiveness surpassed finesse as the reason for playing an instrument. And, arguably again, it was Derek Bailey who was a primary instigator of this evening of playing fields. Which in a ...
Ken Vandermark
by Andrey Henkin
"Chicago is kind of like this island out in the middle of a bunch of land, says multi-reedman Ken Vandermark. The Rhode Island-born musician settled in the Windy City in the early '80s after college in Montreal and a stint living and working in Boston. But in Chicago Vandermark has thrived, making countless musical friendships that ...
Yusef Lateef: Roots & Routes
by Tom Greenland
Yusef Lateef is one of the first practitioners of “our music" to embrace “the other", those peoples and cultures far removed geographically and often ideologically from the sounds and sensibilities of North America. A renaissance man for the new millennium, Lateef is a philosopher, organologist, composer/arranger/performer, educator, author and acoustic Argonaut. He'll be in town in ...
George Russell
by AAJ Staff
By Ed Hazell At 83, George Russell moves a little slower than he used to and his voice, which has never lost its Midwestern twang, is softer. But his eyes have not lost their amused, intelligent twinkle and he has never lost his passion for making music.“My aim at this point ...
John Levy & Freddie Hubbard to Receive NEA Award at IAJE
by Ed Hamilton
Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and bassist John Levy will be honored as National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters at the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference. The NEA has chosen two most worthy honorees whom you might say have been joined at the hip like father and son. Levy and Hubbard, manager and trumpeter will ...
Francois Tusques et le Nouveau Jazz Francais
by Clifford Allen
It is somewhat ironic that, as much as European jazz and free improvisation are nestled squarely within the canon of contemporary music--one has to look only at the worldwide recognition of figures like Germany's Peter Brötzmann, England's Evan Parker, or Holland's Misha Mengelberg and their respective integral scenes--the country with the closest ties to vanguard American ...
Ron Carter
by Brian P. Lonergan
To create one of the most storied careers in jazz, a good recipe might be equal parts innate talent, hard work and the karma of being as stand-up a person as the bass you play. Ron Carter's gigging and recording career spans half a century and 100s of albums, including having anchored one ...
Tatsuya Yoshida
by Kurt Gottschalk
Six or seven years ago, a rumor started circulating on an Internet chat group dedicated to Japanese psyche and experimental rock. Tatsuya Yoshida--grandfather of Japanese punk and innovative rock--was playing gigs in jazz pianist Satoko Fujii's band. Questioning posts followed and, with verification, some figured it was just a passing fancy. Surely one of the fastest ...
