Shimmer Wince: A Conversation with Anna Webber on Just Intonation

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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

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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’

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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

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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’

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

Review: Kris Davis”Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard’

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On February 17, 2018, pianist Kris Davis played in the second of two concerts at Harvard University to honor the…

Process Prevails: A Conversation with Darius Jones on ‘FluXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s suite but sacred)’

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What is music? What is art? How is art experienced aurally connected to its visual manifestations? To most people, these…

Something Bigger: A Conversation with James Brandon Lewis on Mahalia Jackson

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Often, many place a wall between the secular and the religious, as though neither influences the other. In reality, both…