An Immersive Conversation with Jim Anderson and Ulrike Schwarz

3 years ago

On the interplay between music and technology, discussions generally emphasize two areas. The first is the emergence of new instruments,…

Live Review: Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye Trio at Austin’s One World Theatre on February 24, 2022

3 years ago

Who exactly is Pat Metheny? “Smooth jazz” enthusiasts claim him as one of their own. But the guitarist eschews that…

Review: Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double’s ‘March’

3 years ago

The debut recording of Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double was extraordinary. The two-drum (Fujiwara and Gerald Cleaver), two-guitar (Mary Halvorson and…

Golden Rule: A Conversation with Sonny Rollins (Part Two)

3 years ago

In this second part of our conversation with Sonny Rollins, we do a deeper dive into one specific area we…

Golden Rule: A Conversation with Sonny Rollins (Part One)

3 years ago

Fans have long recognized Sonny Rollins as among the upper echelon of figures in improvised music. Some have even ventured…

Bridging the Space Between: A Conversation with Alexander Flood

3 years ago

One can summarize much of the COVID-19 pandemic in one word: isolation. Travel restrictions made walls between countries seem higher.…

Review: Irreversible Entanglements’ ‘Open the Gates’

3 years ago

"I’m so close," poet Camae Ayewa, a/k/a Moor Mother, intones on "Lágrimas del Mar" off of Irreversible Entanglements’ Open the Gates (International…

I Want My… : A Conversation with MTV Co-Founder Fred Seibert

3 years ago

In our prior conversation with Fred Seibert, we discussed his role as a young producer and engineer capturing Cecil Taylor…

Under Niagara Falls: Producer Fred Seibert on Cecil Taylor’s Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert

3 years ago

Many artists can make great music. Very few can change the course of musical history. Cecil Taylor was one of…

Orbital Rings of Saturn: A Conversation with Tyler Mitchell and Marshall Allen (Part Two)

3 years ago

We continue our conversation with Mitchell and Allen with a deeper dive into Dancing Shadows (Mahakala Music, 2022), including Mitchell’s…