Interviews

Slow Absorption: A Conversation with Ned Rothenberg on solo performance and ‘Looms & Legends’

In his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein posits that the fourth dimension, time, can flow differently for different observers. While…

1 week ago

Piecing Together the Cracked Fragments: A Conversation with Bill Orcutt

Something powerful draws humans to create new expressions from the shredded remnants of a past existence. As far back as…

3 weeks ago

Electrical Field of Love: A Conversation with Harriet Tubman (Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs, J.T. Lewis) and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Part Two)

Below, we continue our conversation with the band Harriet Tubman and Georgia Anne Muldrow by talking about freedom, love, lifetime…

3 weeks ago

Electrical Field of Love: A Conversation with Harriet Tubman (Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs, J.T. Lewis) and Georgia Anne Muldrow (Part One)

Freedom is an inescapable part of the history of Black American music, as the yearning for such is an essential…

4 weeks ago

Taking the Journey: A Conversation with Shabaka on ‘Of the Earth’

Artistic expression has a fascinating duality between isolationism and communal creation. There is a romanticized archetype of the lone creator.…

1 month ago

Holding On: A Conversation with Bill Frisell on ‘In My Dreams’

Throughout the more than three hundred thousand years of human existence, the human mind has dreamt. Dreams are such a…

1 month ago

Transcending: A Conversation with Sam Morrison and Bill Laswell on ‘Cosmic Trip’

After being rediscovered at Newport in 1955, Miles Davis spent the next twenty years revolutionizing music. With the First Great…

1 month ago

Embracing the Grittiness: A Conversation with Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi on ‘Talk Show’

Where would the world be without such television “classics” as “I Married a Horse” or “You Left Me for a…

2 months ago

Intervention and Observation: A Conversation with Mariel Roberts Musa on ‘Sunder’

Unlock the power of 'Sunder,' a groundbreaking work where Mariel Roberts challenges herself to compose for an instrument that amplifies…

2 months ago

Considering the Composer’s Black Box: A Conversation with Ted Gordon

Explore the enigmatic allure of synthesizers through the lens of Ted Gordon's 'The Composer’s Black Box.' Uncover how these instruments…

2 months ago