Results for "Vassar Clements"

Vassar Clements

Born: April 25, 1928

John Scofield & Dave Holland: Memories Of Home

by Ian Patterson
January 12, 2026

"Jazz is best when it's completely carefree. The only problem is when you care about the music more than anything in the world--how do you get carefree?" John Scofield raised the conundrum in a a 2023 interview, though you suspect he has been working out the riddle his entire career. Ditto bassist Dave Holland. On Memories ...

Chris Biesterfeldt: Urban Mandolin

by C. Michael Bailey
November 18, 2013

Bluegrass instruments like the mandolin, banjo, and fiddle have long been associated genres outside of the high lonesome. This instrumentation has also permeated the jazz and classical worlds as evidenced by the lifetimes of David Grisman, Chris Thile, Bela Fleck, Vassar Clements, Joe Venuti, Bob Wills and on and on. Mandolinist Chris Biesterfeldt places himself in ...

John Hartford: Aereo Plain/Morning Bugle: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings

by Skip Heller
December 22, 2012

This 1971 album was to the emerging newgrass movement approximately was Bill Evans' Village Vanguard recordings were to jazz piano trios: the flexible blueprint for the genre. Evans and singer/multi-instrumentalist John Hartford both successfully found ways to dissolve the “soloist and his enablers" tyranny, working instead towards the integrated ensemble as the musical engine.

Jenny Scheinman: Some Serious Mischief

by Ian Patterson
February 27, 2012

It's often the case that the most interesting music is made by musicians with a broad musical palette and openness to new paths and horizons. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman certainly qualifies in both regards. Equally at home playing folk tunes or working in essentially modern jazz setups, Scheinman also jumps at the chance to play with classical ...

Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight

by R.J. DeLuke
March 23, 2009

A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...

I Hear The South

By Vassar Clements

Label: Flying Fish Records
Released: 1988

Hillbilly Jazz Rides Again

By Vassar Clements

Label: Flying Fish Records
Released: 1986

Vassar Clements - Nashville Jam

By Vassar Clements

Label: Flying Fish Records
Released: 1979

The Bluegrass Session

By Vassar Clements

Label: Flying Fish Records
Released: 1977