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Article: Live Review

Buddy Guy: Acoustic Blues with Electrifying Power

by R.J. DeLuke
March 24, 2004

Buddy Guy, in spite of his eagerness to constantly praise those who came before, is the most dynamic bluesman on the scene and has been for many years. He's a guitarist without peer in his idiom, drawing admiration from just about all corners of the rock and blues world, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton to ...

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Article: Interview

Jeff "Tain" Watts: Moods and Melodies of a Drummer

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Jeff “Tain" Watts is a workingman's drummer. Look around and you find him everywhere. Gigging with Branford Marsalis. Yeah, he did the Wynton thing for a bunch of years. The ill-fated “Tonight Show" band when Jay Leno first took over for Johnny Carson. Look at your CDs. You'll find him. With Michael Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny ...

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Article: Interview

Dave Holland: A Giant, and Still Growing

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Dave Holland speaks right to the point. Assured. Precise. Confident. The British accent of the England-born musician is perhaps a bit worn off from being in the United States for so long, since 1968 when the 22-year old relatively unknown bassist was called across the ocean to join Miles Davis at a time when the Price ...

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Article: Interview

Lewis Nash: First-call Technician and Teacher Too

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

It's a pleasure to watch or listen to drummer Lewis Nash. He has supplied supple and adventurous rhythms for an incredible array of jazz musicians over the years, blending in with most any situation. His versatility stands out. But things could have been different. It might have been that watching and listening ...

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Article: Interview

The Constantly Creative Lee Konitz

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Lee Konitz has been playing improvised music across six decades, with more than 50 albums to his credit. He's a main figure in the music called jazz, known for the distinct sound he gets from his alto sax and his penchant for exploring.He's remembered for his work on Miles' Birth of the Cool session, ...

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Carmen Lundy Presents... Carmen Lundy

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

She writes her own music, complete with original lyrics. She paints, and her oil works have been exhibited, as well as sold to private collectors. She’s played the lead in Sophisticated Ladies and played Billie Holiday in They Were All Gardenias on the New York stage. But mostly, she’s a singer with a rich ...

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Lonnie Plaxico: Striving for Originality, Noteriety

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

The story of bassist Lonnie Plaxico starts out like a classic tale. Local kid makes it out of Chicago’s projects by learning to play an instrument, finding himself, and making music his life’s work. He goes on to play bass with a Who’s Who list of musicians, including a long tenure with one of rising star ...

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Article: Interview

Herbie Hancock: (New) Directions Included

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Herbie Hancock is one of the remaining legends of jazz, but he is not going to be pigeonholed in that jazz “box." He likes change, he said in an October conversation, and wishes more of the younger generation of jazz musicians had the same attitude, though he admits they don't. At least not like ...

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Wait For It... Here Comes Mr. Hobgood

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Laurence Hobgood is one of the finest pianists out there. Period. Why he's not better known is probably a combination of factors in the unstable and schizophrenic world of show business.But his time is coming.He may be relatively unheralded, but it's only a question of time before more people realize his artistry. ...

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The Venerable Ahmad Jamal

by R.J. DeLuke
March 13, 2004

Ahmad Jamal settles into a comfortable chair in his office at home, relaxed and ready to field questions, which he does with both a firmness and a calm ease; not unlike nestling his body onto a nightclub piano stool and taking a relaxed breath before embarking on a performance that will take the patrons off to ...