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Take Five With Martin Zenker

by AAJ Staff
July 12, 2013

Meet Martin Zenker:Martin Zenker was born in Munich and has been a freelance bassist since 1987. Performance credits include Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, James Moody, Jim Snidero, Steve Grossman, Barbara Morrison, Peter King, Don Braden and many more. Now based in Hamburg, he was Professor of Bass and Jazz History in Seoul, South Korea ...

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Take Five With Julphan Tilapornputt

by AAJ Staff
July 9, 2013

Meet Julphan Tilapornputt:Julphan Tilapornputt is a Boston-based jazz guitarist originally from Thailand. Julphan attended Berklee College of Music, where he has studied under jazz masters Mick Goodrick, Tim Miller and Larry Baione. He has earned a scholarship from Berklee in writing and composition, been a part of ASAB (Asian Students at Berklee), and Berklee's ...

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Take Five With Barb Januszkiewicz

by AAJ Staff
July 7, 2013

Meet Barb Januszkiewicz: I am a painter who uses music in my work. I love jazz because it adds color to everything. I was first exposed to jazz by dad. I met Dave Liebman, and that everything changed for me because he showed me how we could mix jazz and art together—real fusion. He ...

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Take Five With Jon Sheckler

by AAJ Staff
July 6, 2013

Meet Jon Sheckler: At a young age Jon Sheckler is already proving to be a well-versed musician and up-and-coming bandleader in the Seattle area. As a drummer, Jon has had the opportunity to play with some of today's leading players including trumpeter Clay Jenkins, award-winning vocalist Catherine Jensen-Hole, Chicago bluesman Al Rowe, and Seattle ...

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Take Five With Josh Brown

by AAJ Staff
July 5, 2013

Meet Josh Brown:Josh made the move to New York in the early 2000s. He quickly began establishing his name as an up-and-coming jazz trombonist, studying with jazz greats Slide Hampton, Steve Davis, and Barry Harris by day, while cutting his teeth on the local scene at night. Aside from his work as a leader, ...

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Take Five with Landry

by AAJ Staff
July 4, 2013

Meet Landry: Landry moved to northern California in 2013 and recorded his first album, The Bayou--a musical marriage between American Jazz and African Soul. The album is a collection of songs that explore themes of triumph and sorrow. The vocal delivery is vulnerable and emotional. The emotion was inspired by years of inner struggles living ...

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Take Five With Wolf Nilson

by AAJ Staff
July 3, 2013

Meet Wolf Nilson:I studied bass guitar at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam from 1999 to 2002, and at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule fur Musik from 2002 to 2003. Ever since, I've been playing in Berlin. I formed my own trio in 2009, and last year we started playing at the Quasimodo once or twice per ...

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Take Five With Thomas Winther Andersen

by AAJ Staff
July 2, 2013

Meet Thomas Winther Andersen:Originally from Norway, Thomas Winther Andersen now lives in Amsterdam. At 13, he began playing electric bass, and after a few years his love for jazz became so strong that he decided to switch instruments and learn to play upright bass. Thomas studied music at the Amsterdam Conservatory from 1988 to ...

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Take Five With Ryan Oliver

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2013

Meet Ryan Oliver:Juno-nominated, Toronto-based saxophonist, Ryan Oliver honed his craft in Canada's west coast before moving to Amsterdam, Toronto, and then New York. Since returning to Toronto, he has maintained a busy schedule as one of Canada's most in-demand saxophonists. Oliver has toured in India, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada with ...

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Take Five With Vic Dillahay

by AAJ Staff
June 28, 2013

Meet Vic Dillahay:Vic Dillahay is a Colorado-based guitarist, fretless guitarist, and mandolinist. He currently plays swing-era jazz with vibraphonist Pete Ehrmann in The Pete & Vic Duo, modern jazz with saxophonist Doug Carmichael (3ology), and acoustic hip-hop with One Member Shy of a Good band.Instrument(s):Guitar and fretless guitar.Teachers ...