Pass Everything in My Soul: A Conversation with David Murray on ‘Francesca’

6 months ago

The love song is one of the oldest and most primal forms of musical expression, dating back to ancient Greece,…

Filter: A Conversation with Isaiah Collier on ‘The Almighty’

6 months ago

John Coltrane once noted he would “like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words……

The Journey: A Conversation with Kenny Garrett on ‘Who Killed AI?’

6 months ago

Miles Davis once remarked, “It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change.” This emphasis on…

Virtues of Melody: A Conversation with Alan Braufman on ‘Infinite Love Infinite Tears’

6 months ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once noted that “melody is the essence of music.” This may be true, but such a perspective overlooks how…

Electric Connection: A Conversation with gabby fluke-mogul on ‘GUT’

6 months ago

Since the first electric violins hit the market in 1930, the concept of electronically manipulating the violin has maintained an…

Tranquility and Rest to the Mind: Conversations with Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers on ‘Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens’

6 months ago

Thirty-seven and a half million people visit New York City’s Central Park every year. That, by itself, is a fascinating statistic when…

Intervalic Awakening: A Conversation with Modney on ‘Ascending Primes’

6 months ago

Prime numbers - whole numbers greater than one that are not the products of two smaller whole numbers - are…

Solo? : A Conversation with Josh Johnson on ‘Unusual Object’

7 months ago

Certain instruments seem destined for solo explorations. Perhaps the best example would be the piano, where a single artist can easily…

Reflections : A Conversation with Karriem Riggins on Jahari Massamba Unit’s ‘YHWH is Love’

7 months ago

The corporate-led division of music into genres ignored the reality of the music presented. This is perhaps no better seen…

Pushing Off: A Conversation with Christopher Hoffman on ‘Vision is the Identity’

8 months ago

Henry David Thoreau once noted, "The perception of beauty is a moral test." Regardless of whether we wish to acknowledge…