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

9 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’

10 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’

10 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

10 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

10 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’

11 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

11 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’

11 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)

11 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)

11 months ago

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