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Marcus Miller
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A pro bass guitar player since the age of fifteen, 43-year old Marcus Miller has worked with a who’s who of jazz, fusion, pop, R&B, funk, and otherwise-you-name-it musical categories. Let’s take a quick sampling: Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Grover Washington Jr., McCoy Tyner, Randy Brecker, Luther Vandross, Kirk Whalum, David Sanborn, Lonnie Liston Smith, LL...
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Artist Interview by Brian S. Lunde
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Peter Cincotti
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Wearing a dapper dark suit and yellow tie, Peter Cincotti sits behind a piano, tickling the ivories and crooning songs that pre-date him by more than a few decades. At 19, he’s a throwback to another time and place – an era when singers dressed to impress and sang songs that were timeless.
But far from being a retro...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Benny Green and Russell Malone
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Dr. Billy Taylor says that Benny Green and Russell Malone are “….the future of jazz.” Taylor was among the members of a packed audience during the first of two spectacular performances by Green and Malone at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center Jazz Club. During the performance, members of the audience frequently voiced their approval and support for the performers’...
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Artist Interview by Ann Stahmer
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Rick Derringer
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You're a 16 year old guitarist that knocked The Beatles' Yesterdayoff the charts with your group's hit Hang on Sloopy. In the 70's, you helped produce legendary guitarist Johnny Winter and traveled with his group “White Trash.” You had your own solo rock career while also playing with such legends as Alice Cooper, Ritchie Havens, Todd Rundgren and Steely...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Tony Levin
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"John [Lennon] was great to work with, and a lot of fun. I wish I’d had the chance to make more music with him, of course, and to get to know him better."
When I was approached by Phyllis Fast (the wife of Larry Fast, who plays synthesizer in Tony’s band) about Tony Levin’s recent Grammy nomination for his solo...
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Artist Interview by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Spyro Gyra
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After 25 years of being together, Spyro Gyra needed to make a statement about who they are to not only their fans, but the music industry as well. Their newest release Original Cinema shows that they strive to be on the cutting edge of smooth jazz. Founder/saxophonist Jay Beckenstein says in the last few releases, they pleased their smooth...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Babatunde Lea
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Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, Van Morrison, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker showed jazz audiences what jazz is and isn’t. Babtunde Lea’s “Soul Pools” summoned the spirit of these jazz greats and other world music luminaries and created the most innovative, fresh and soulful searching music ever.
I had the pleasure of speaking to the inspirational Babatunde Lea recently, a musician who...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Chris 'Minh' Doky
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To promote his new CD ‘Cinematique,’ bassist-composer Chris Minh Doky has been recently touring in Europe with a powerful trio featuring himself on double bass, Makoto Ozone on piano and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts on drums.
After some gigs in London, the trio travelled to Brussels on January 13th for a sold out concert at the ‘Music Village,’ a jazz club...
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Artist Interview by Jempi Samyn
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Darryl Jackson
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In many cases, the percussionist is the unsung hero of many groups. While
the horn players or singers capture the spotlight, in many cases the entire
mood of a concert, and particularly of some tunes, would be entirely
different without the assistance of a percussionist. In many cases, even
today, it is difficult to study to be a percussionist,...
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Artist Interview by Don Williamson
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Jim Mullen
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What does Pete Brown’s “Piblokto,” Brian Auger’s “Oblivion Express,” The Average White Band and various legends of the world of jazz and blues have in common? And what does all this have to do with a man who in his time has played a considerable part in helping to produce “outstanding works of progressive rock,” gained worldwide success with...
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Artist Interview by Phil Jackson
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Karrin Allyson
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In recent years, singer Karrin Allyson has won a hard-earned reputation as one of the most innovative singers in jazz as well as one who takes risks with her music. The Nebraska native, and current New York resident, followed up her Grammy nominated Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane with the recently released In Blue, a bold album featuring recastings of...
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Artist Interview by Charles Sudo
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Adam Nussbaum
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As one of the under-recognized jazz artists who has appeared with a
multitude of musicians in a multitude of contexts since the 1970’s, Adam
Nussbaum continues to add drive and textures to the groups in which he
performs. Most recently, he played in Steve Swallow’s quintet, not to
mention Nussbaum’s own group with Jerry Bergonzi and Dan Wall.
But Nussbaum...
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Artist Interview by Don Williamson
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Jimmy Roberts
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Forget about beans and cornbread! Growing up on a steady diet of Maceo Parker, Stanley Turrentine, and Junior Walker, nourished the soulfulness of saxophonist Jimmy Roberts. This Suffolk, Virginia native heaped his plate with healthy portions of R&B jazz, and rock, and after more than three decades, Jimmy Roberts still hungers for the taste of good music.
Roberts paid...
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Artist Interview by Monica India Johnson
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QB3
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On any given Friday night, the packed house in a tucked away bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side moves to danceable grooves and drum ‘n bass, nods to sophisticated jazz and sways to funk and soul flavored rhythms; but it’s not coming from a DJ or the night’s roster of bands..it’s coming from one trio: QB3.
QB3 is Christopher “Root”...
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Artist Interview by Morrice Blackwell
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Flora Purim
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One way to address the question of women's roles in jazz would be to talk about those with the highest profiles, women who have made records. These women are generally vocalist, such as Ella Fitzgerald or Billy Holiday whose contributions to jazz are widely acknowledged.
One of these women known for her distinctive style and immediately recognizable musical approach is...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Dave Weckl
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This is a test: Put on any of the Dave Weckl Band's five CDs, wait a minute, and see if you can keep all your muscles from moving, especially the ones at the corners of your mouth.
This is music you listen to because you WANT to. Funk with a capital "FUN." Serious chops with a playful...
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Artist Interview by Kim Gorman
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Kenny Rankin
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Some vocalists merely sing the words to a song, but when you hear an extraordinary artist like Kenny Rankin pour out life’s emotions through words and music, the experience is long remembered. Singer, songwriter and accomplished guitarist, Rankin has the ability to keep listeners spellbound while he weaves a certain magic to a variety of songs straight from...
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Artist Interview by Unknown User
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Michael Feinstein
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Michael Feinstein is a critical link in America’s musical chain. On one side, he’s helping push it forward with his own new recordings. His most recent Concord Records release teams him with the renowned Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Together, they offer lush new treatments of a dozen standards by Gershwin, Hammerstein, Loesser and others. It’s a rare occasion...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Keely Smith
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Jazz is American art form and an international phenomenon! Jazz is not the result of choosing a tune, but an idea that is created first in the mind, inspired by one’s passion and willed next in playing music! Jazz music is not found in websites or books, or even written down on sheet music; it is in the act...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Al Di Meola
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For many musicians, evolving is the difference between sinking or swimming in this musical market. Many great players have defined themselves as ‘new legends’ through the kind of longevity that can only come from continuous experimentation and sticking to your guns. One such musician is Al Di Meola, whose name has become synonymous with fusion, jazz and the guitar....
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Artist Interview by Fred 'Starr' Gerantab
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Marian McPartland
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Marian McPartland is a true jazz legend. Since emigrating from England in 1946 with her American husband, the late cornetist Jimmy McPartland, Marian has accomplished more than we have space to even touch on. The nimble 82 year old pianist is not one to rest on past achievements, however, and has just released Live at Shanghai Jazz,...
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Artist Interview by Edward Kane
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Tierney Sutton
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On her new CD, “Something Cool,” vocalist Tierney Sutton puts a fresh spin on some old favorites and some unexpected covers. Sutton tackles a wide selection of material, including an inventive version of “Route 66,” a trio of songs from “My Fair Lady” and even a pair of Patsy Cline tunes, proving she’s one of jazz music’s most...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Gato Barbieri
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Gato Barbieri has recorded over 50 albums, composed the score for one of the most controversial movies of the 20th century, Last Tango in Paris, recorded a smooth jazz classic, Europa and has performed with many of jazz's elite during his five decade career. Even though he has gone through so much in his personal life, saxophonist Gato...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Al Jarreau
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Al Jarreau is synonymous with great vocal acrobatics and a velvety smooth tone that makes people of all listening experiences equally enjoy his music. His latest CD, “All I Got” (Verve 2002) proves Al has a lot to offer any music fan of the contemporary music scene. With Jarreau’s acute sense of understanding of what works, and the ability...
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Artist Interview by Ron Miller
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Monty Alexander
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In the liner notes to his newest release on Telarc Records, My America, Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander expresses his love of his adopted country, “a land where dreams can come true.” In the post-September 11th landscape it would be easy to assume the role of a cynic and accuse Alexander of capitalizing on the “don’t-tread-on-me” jingoism that has swept...
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Artist Interview by Charles Sudo
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