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 One)

9 months ago

Many attribute the phrase “History is a series of lies that people have agreed upon” to Napoleon Bonaparte, allegedly stated…

Broken Trance: A Conversation with Ches Smith on ‘Laugh Ash’

9 months ago

As Arnold Schoenberg once noted, “Intelligibility in music seems to be impossible without repetition.” Repetition is a shared facet of…

Review: Mary Halvorson’s ‘Cloudward’

10 months ago

Mary Halvorson gives a wide range of effects and musical roles to her guitar, and the result is always idiosyncratic.…

Harmony on Your Side: A Conversation with George Coleman (Part Two)

10 months ago

We continue our conversation with NEA Jazz Master George Coleman (read part one here) by continuing to discuss his time…

Harmony on Your Side: A Conversation with George Coleman (Part One)

10 months ago

Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way of interviews making it to print. This interview with the legendary George Coleman,…

Premiere: NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim’s Single “Water from an Ancient Well” from ‘3’

10 months ago

Abdullah Ibrahim has spent most of his life using music to stand up to injustice. Born in Capetown in 1934,…

Complex Dream: A Conversation with Rubin Kodheli on his Music and Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

10 months ago

On March 28, 2023, the world lost one of its great composers, Ryuichi Sakamoto. Although emotionally powerful, Mr. Sakamoto’s work…

Marathon of Discovery: A Conversation with Winter Jazzfest Founder/Producer Brice Rosenbloom on the Festival at Twenty Years

10 months ago

For over a century, New York City has been the epicenter of jazz music. While many artists develop their craft…

Cloudward: A Conversation with Mary Halvorson

10 months ago

The Philosopher G.K. Chesterton once commented, "There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds." Here on…

Mourning and Hope: A Conversation with Susan Alcorn

10 months ago

For centuries, music has served as an empowering call for the oppressed and alienated. The origins of Blues, jazz, and…