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Meet Joseph Bowie and Oliver Lake
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with trombonist Joseph Bowie and saxophonist, composer, painter, and poet Oliver Lake, two members of the interdisciplinary arts ensemble BAG--Black Artist Group. The reissue label, WeWantSounds, is set to release its long-lost concert recording “For Peace and Liberty--In Paris, Dec. 1972." BAG was founded in St. Louis, MO in 1968 and ...
The Unstoppable James Brandon Lewis
by Eric Gudas
Tenor saxophonist, composer, and writer James Brandon Lewis is driven by a restlessness that makes him one of his generation's standout players of, and thinkers about jazz. Although he was voted Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist in the 2020 DownBeat Magazine International Critic's Poll, most might say, after listening to his recent releases, that his star has ...
William Parker Organ Quartet: Uncle Joe's Spirit House
by AAJ Italy Staff
Aunt Carrie Lee Edwards e Uncle Joe, due nomi come tanti altri nell'America dei problemi razziali, del sogno americano irraggiungibile, dell'arte del guadagnarsi la vita con il duro lavoro, la fatica ed il sudore, dei legami famigliari mantenuti saldi a fronte di difficoltà enormi ed enormi sacrifici. A questi parenti ultranovantenni che hanno appena festeggiato i ...
William Parker Organ Quartet: Uncle Joe's Spirit House
by Lyn Horton
Defining his direction is one recognizable talent that composer/musician William Parker constantly demonstrates, though not in so many words; but within his art, the direction is clear as day. The musicians he chooses to fulfill his intentions are also exactly whom he needs, for he understands how they operate to blend in joyous confluence that is ...
William Parker Organ Quartet: Uncle Joe's Spirit House
by Troy Collins
Renowned in avant-garde jazz circles for his steadfast leadership, bassist, composer and bandleader William Parker's all-encompassing artistry has long been influenced by a variety of sources, both abstract and concrete. Though mysticism and spirituality play a hand in his expansive aesthetic, so do earthly concerns like social justice and family. Uncle Joe's Spirit House, the debut ...
