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Craig Chaquico
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When guitarist Craig Chaquico records a CD, you can expect a lot of moods in it. He says, I like the album to be sort of like a good movie or a good book that takes you on a journey that interests you so it touches your emotions. A good book or a good movie can have the action...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Noel Webb
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Composer/arranger/violinist Noel Webb is like a human sponge, able to absorb a multitude of influences from different sources of art found in the works of musicians, filmmakers and literary writers. He asserts, “Artists should dive into any and every form of creative art and literature that they can get their hands on. Then, they should explore every aspect of...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Anne Walsh
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Pushing ‘PLAY’ on the CD player transports the listener immediately to Copacabana Beach, conjuring up images of sipping a caipirinha in Brazilian paradise. It is really no accident that Anne Walsh invokes such visions of a tropical paradise. She’s had a sort of infatuation with the world of Latin rhythms “since I was a little girl going to a...
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Artist Interview by John C. Duarte
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Derrick Gardner
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It’s Monday June 1, 2009 at approximately 6:14 pm and Derrick Gardner, the proverbial titan of hard-bop, is on a journey. After visiting his mother Dr. Effie Gardner (classically trained pianist) and a week long stint (gigging) in New York City, he is traveling across country to do what he does best… playing JAZZ! Gardner, at full speed, has...
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Artist Interview by Jarritt A Sheel
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Bernie Williams
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Bernie Williams bounds across the floor with a major league swagger. He is on the road again, only this time he’s armed with a jazz guitar instead of his trusted Gold Glove that made him one of baseball’s top defensive players four years in a row. Yes, the six-time All-Star Centerfielder for the New York Yankees is on another...
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Artist Interview by Mike Luery
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Daniela Schächter
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People generally have a preconceived idea about how classic jazz music should sound, relying on reference points like the soft timbres of Peggy Lee, the swift scat shuffles of Ella Fitzgerald, or the refined grooves of Duke Ellington, but singer/pianist/composer Daniela Schächter plays classic jazz without adhering to anyone else’s rules but her own. Schächter personalizes jazz music to...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Alexander Zonjic
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Even though flautist Alexander Zonjic lives across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario and is a Canadian by citizenship, he has considered Detroit his second home for about 30 years. He is the morning host on Detroit's smooth jazz radio station WVMV, owns a jazz supper club called Seldom Blues in downtown Detroit, promotes five to six major festivals...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Martha J
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It’s common for aspiring artists to hear that they could be an international star from agents and people in the press, but in the case of singer/ guitarist/ arranger/ teacher Martha J, those folks are not just weaving tall-tales. Martha J has the goods and the chops to become much more than a local attraction in her native land...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Irene Atman
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Jazz music is like catnip to Irene Atman, when she rubs her vocals all around its creamy lathers and emits sensual purrs as if the music is an aphrodisiac that she cannot resist. Jazz calls to Atman like bees swarm to honey, barnacles attach to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, or lightning strikes are drawn to metal. She admits that...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Jason Peterson DeLaire
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Composer/keyboardist/saxophonist/singer/producer Jason Peterson (“JP”) DeLaire comes from a very musical family whose roots are firmly planted in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His family is to Minneapolis-soul what the Rockefeller’s are to the financial world, the Barrymore’s to the acting world, and the Kennedy’s to the world of politics. His uncle, Paul Peterson, was a member of the dance-funk group, The Time...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Jon Burr
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Bassist, composer, producer, arranger, and bandleader Jon Burr has learned to not only be an astute musician, but also to be an astute diplomat when it comes to dealing with other musicians, and bringing out the best from them. His latest release is a CD/DVD set entitled Just Can’t Wait that features live footage of him on the upright...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Wynton Marsalis
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Forget what you heard, Wynton Marsalis is still one of the widely accomplished jazz musicians of our day and the hottest ticket in the game. With a busy schedule recording CDs, playing at jazz venues both here and abroad and serving as a musical director at the Lincoln Center and not to mention playing Daddy to three boys, Wynton...
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Artist Interview by Asha Brodie
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Mike Stern
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Mike Stern plays the guitar! (Space)…. This is a simple understatement, and if you don’t know anything about Mike Stern, and his amazing ability to take the electric guitar and turn a tune on its ear then… saying “Mike Stern plays the guitar” will be lost on you. This fantastic conduit to creativity we call Mike Stern, stands straddling...
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Artist Interview by Jarritt A Sheel
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Mark Rapp
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On the first day of school, parents often tell their children to just be
themselves, and Mark Rapp must have taken that sage advice to heart because he
has followed it steadfastly right into adulthood. Rapp began playing the trumpet
seriously in high school and reveals that he always had the intention of
composing his own material. His debut...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Rondi Charleston
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The third solo release from singer-songwriter Rondi Charleston was a
challenge to make as well as a celebration of her life. She entreats audiences
with a CD/DVD set entitled In My Life, produced by Suzi Reynolds and
featuring a number of jazz standards, classic pop tunes, and two original
tracks, “Ancient Steps” and “Telescope,” both inspired by her daughter,...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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John Novello
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Creative, distinctive, self-assured and trendsetting are just a few of the adjectives attributed to one of the most fascinating individuals in jazz, Hammond B3 legend John Novello.
JAZZREVIEW: I would like to talk a bit about your most recent release B3 Soul. This is a different sound. What inspired you to create the soul jazz sound?
JOHN NOVELLO: It wasn’t something...
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Artist Interview by Beatrice Richardson
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Andrew Suvalsky
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Milwaukee born and New York City-based singer, Andrew Suvalsky has a voice that strums pizzazz in his scat-streaks and chic-bluesy intonations in his crooning. His vocals caress the follicles of the tympanic membrane with the buffed shimmies of Ella Fitzgerald, the crisp indentations of Mel Torme, and the debonair flare of Dean Martin. His latest release, A World That...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Chuck Loeb
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Chuck Loeb does it all - guitarist, performer, arranger, composer, producer, teacher, and novelist. To highlight just a few of his accomplishments, he has written themes for CNN, The New York Yankees, the Knicks, has played on Number 1 hit recordings and movie soundtracks, taught at Berklee College of Music, University of Southern California, and the University of Tenerife,...
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Artist Interview by Michael Shea
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Eric Revis
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Grammy winner Eric Revis knows what he desires and how he prefers it done. As a bass instrumentalist and composer, such power have assisted him fully to establish himself as a high skilled musician and enable him to release his latest CD Laughters Necklace of Tears, which features collaborations with Orrin Evans, Gerald Cleaver, John Ellis, Stacy Dillard and Oz...
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Artist Interview by Dr. Ana Isabel Ordonez
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Melody Gardot
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Melody Gardot likes nice shoes.
The well-traveled jazz singer has on occasion traded in a pair while visiting
a new city. “I’ll let go of whatever shoes I’m wearing and I’ll buy a new pair,”
she says. “It’s almost as if to transfer my journey.”
Gardot’s travels continue with the April release of My One And Only
Thrill, the follow-up...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Meryl Romer
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The life of jazz vocalist Meryl Romer would inspire the staunchest pessimist to believe that dreams are possible. Albeit, they manifest at their own pace, but they know intuitively when to come to fruition. All their maker needs to do is simply have the guts to believe in them.
Meryl Romer is proof that not everything has to be accomplished...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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John Scofield
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It is a rare artist that can explore more than one kind of music with true fluency, virtuosity and sincerity. Guitarist John Scofield can, and he's proven it once again with Piety Street - a powerful collection of Gospel renditions.
Born in Ohio, 26 December 1951, and raised in Connecticut, Scofield took up the guitar at age 11, inspired...
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Artist Interview by Chuck Vecoli
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Steve Haines
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The first thing you need to know about Steve Haines is that the man knows how to swing. Both in his writing and his playing, the bassist and bandleader is a hurricane of forward motion, pushing his band into upper atmosphere, and lucky for us all, they deliver. On his new disc Stickadiboom, Haines’ working combo is joined by...
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Artist Interview by Tom Chandler
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Bill Hart
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The diversity of the artists mind, multifarious at times, offers such an
intricate story to unfold in totality, often causing great intrigue. One
constant exists though in is this brief yet profound statement…it always is
“subject to change.”
In speaking with guitarist/composer/educator Bill Hart, I found a sturdy
foundation with cemented principles, driven frequently by his deep passions.
Strings often...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Joe Sample, Randy Crawford
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Keyboardist Joe Sample and singer Randy Crawford have been together for a long time. Sample worked on Crawford's debut album Everything Must Change back in 1976 and Crawford helped The Crusaders, to which Sample was a member, create a smooth jazz classic with her treatment of the title track of their 1979 albumStreet Life. She says, Joe Sample is...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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