Watchtower: A Conversation with Dezron Douglas

8 months ago

Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way of interviews making it to print. This interview with Dezron Douglas, which took…

Traveling the Sound World : A Conversation with Brandon Ross on Phantom Station

8 months ago

Borrowed from the ancient Greek φαντάζω, the idea of a phantom evokes a shadowy force that someone cannot precisely locate.…

Collaborative High Intensity : A Conversation with Anthony Pirog on ‘The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis’

8 months ago

Jazz and punk have long had a fascinating relationship. Mixing both styles dates back to at least fifty years ago,…

Easier to See from the Outside: A Conversation with John Lurie

8 months ago

Symbolist painter Gustave Klimt once noted, “Art is a line around your thoughts.” Of course, as the march of time…

Moving by Breath: A Conversation with David Leon on ‘Bird’s Eye’

8 months ago

Arguably, the essence of jazz lies in its use of improvisation. The ability of an artist to create in the…

Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part Two)

9 months ago

We continue our conversation with Lenny White (read part one here), with a discussion of his work with Santana, Azteca,…

Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part One)

9 months ago

This site primarily emphasizes music that pushes - or even transcends - preexisting concepts of how certain music "should sound."…

Review: ‘Triple Fever’

9 months ago

Just when you think we’ve reached peak piano trio, a new recording arrives to demonstrate the infinite elasticity of the…

“If You’re Not Still Learning, You’re Still”: A Conversation with Kahil El’Zabar on the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at Fifty

9 months ago

Canadian journalist Graydon Carter once noted, "We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human…

Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Chieftain of the Xodokan Nation of Maroons and Grand Griot of New Orleans (Part Two)

9 months ago

We continue our conversation (read part one here) with Chief Adjuah, formerly known as Christian Scott, by discussing the connections…