Laced With Creativity: A Conversation with Zeena Parkins

1 year ago

When one thinks of lace as a fabric, often their immediate thought is delicacy and fragility. But appearances can be…

Getting Them There: A Conversation with Newport Festivals Driver/Photographer Jack Casey

1 year ago

Anyone who frequents the Newport Jazz or Folk Facebook groups would likely recognize the name Jack Casey. For the last few years, Casey has…

Relationships Through Music: A Conversation with Zakir Hussain on Shakti at 50 (Part Two)

1 year ago

We continue our conversation with Maestro Hussain with a focus on how This Moment (Abstract Logix, 2023) differs from prior…

Relationships Through Music: A Conversation with Zakir Hussain on Shakti at 50 (Part One)

1 year ago

In the summer of 1970, a guitarist continually seeking new sounds visited the House of Musical Traditions, a musical instrument…

The Recorded Legacy: Five Newport Performances that Changed Music History

1 year ago

One cannot adequately assess the history of the Newport Jazz Festival without examining the recordings captured at the event through…

Peace Through Sound: A Conversation with Lonnie Liston Smith (Part Two)

1 year ago

In the second part of our Conversation with Lonnie Liston Smith (read part one here), we discuss his time with…

Peace Through Sound: A Conversation with Lonnie Liston Smith (Part One)

1 year ago

Across their almost twenty volumes of the Jazz is Dead series, performer-producers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge have exposed…

Conduit : A Conversation with Todd Clouser on The Mexico City Experiment

1 year ago

The fifth outing in Ropeadope’s Experiment series is markedly different from its predecessors. While all releases to date adopt a general ethos…

Mysterious Textures: A Conversation with Brandon Seabrook

1 year ago

Youthful zeal often brings a desire to show your technical capabilities. Young athletes try to sprint as rapidly as possible,…

Opportunity to Make Something Special: A Conversation with George Benson

2 years ago

To many, George Benson needs little introduction. During his career thus far, the guitarist-vocalist has been nominated for twenty-five Grammy…