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’

8 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…

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’

9 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

9 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’

9 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."…