Composing Peace: A Conversation with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on ‘Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1’

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Much attention - rightfully so - over the last several years has been paid to the Los Angeles improvisational music…

Unmined Field: A Conversation with Kate Gentile on ‘Find Letter X’

1 year ago

For centuries, the letter “X” has represented the unknown. On a pirate’s map, crossed diagonals denote some undiscovered treasure. In…

Resilient Hope: A Conversation with Caroline Davis on ‘Alula: Captivity’

1 year ago

The alula, sometimes called the bastard wing, is a small but important bone on a bird’s wing that plays an…

Shimmer Wince: A Conversation with Anna Webber on Just Intonation

1 year ago

It is common for musicians to incorporate recent discoveries - whether the adoption of cutting-edge technology or novel compositional processes…

Hearing Voices: A Conversation with George Lewis

1 year ago

While many organizations present contemporary classical music, the International Contemporary Ensemble has stood out since its founding twenty-two years ago.…

Live Composing: A Conversation with Vijay Iyer on ‘Love in Exile’

1 year ago

Far too often, people equate avant-garde expressionism to high-volume proclamations with flurries of notes. To an uninitiated listener, this perspective…

Vibration Aiming at Silence: A Conversation with Matthew Shipp

1 year ago

Often the greatest artists have an identifiable voice. This is not to say their works are identical. Instead, no matter…

Inevitable Funkiness: A Conversation with Larry Goldings on Scary Goldings

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A fifth of the way into the twenty-first century, James Brown’s question of “Ain’t It Funky Now?” Is perhaps best…

Arcus Pluvius: A Conversation with Steve Lehman on Big Bands, Artificial Intelligence, and ‘Ex Machina’

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to kill us all. Or, at least, that is what some theorize. Many commentators portray…

Five Music Boxes: A Conversation with Kris Davis on ‘Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard’

1 year ago

In Brian Kiwanuka’s excellent review of Kris Davis’ latest Diatom Ribbons album, he outlines how the music presented fits within…