Interviews

Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part Two)Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part Two)

Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (TAO Forms, 2025). You can read Part…

5 days ago
Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part One)Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part One)

Giving Up Control: A Conversation with Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp on ‘Armageddon Flower’ (Part One)

In Lonely on the Mountain (Bantam, 1980), Western novelist Louis L’Amour wisely noted that "there will come a time when…

6 days ago
Fighting the Algorithm: A Conversation with Ken Vandermark on his No Idea Festival ResidencyFighting the Algorithm: A Conversation with Ken Vandermark on his No Idea Festival Residency

Fighting the Algorithm: A Conversation with Ken Vandermark on his No Idea Festival Residency

A city that prides itself on being both outside of the status quo ("Keep It Weird"), and the Live Music…

2 weeks ago
Resonances: A Conversation with DM Hotep on Marshall Allen’s Ghost HorizonsResonances: A Conversation with DM Hotep on Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons

Resonances: A Conversation with DM Hotep on Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons

In a 2021 interview, Henry Threadgill noted his belief that “[Marshall Allen] should have the highest award that can be…

2 weeks ago
Trying to Be Free: A Conversation with Curtis HasselbringTrying to Be Free: A Conversation with Curtis Hasselbring

Trying to Be Free: A Conversation with Curtis Hasselbring

Concepts of genre are odious as they defy human reality. Even the most ardent adherent to stylistic norms, if they…

3 weeks ago
To Be Beyond: A Conversation with Tisziji Muñoz and Paul Shaffer on ‘Quantum Blues’To Be Beyond: A Conversation with Tisziji Muñoz and Paul Shaffer on ‘Quantum Blues’

To Be Beyond: A Conversation with Tisziji Muñoz and Paul Shaffer on ‘Quantum Blues’

Scholarly analyses of the Blues tend to emphasize a specific style born of the African American experience, developed from spirituals,…

4 weeks ago
Stretching the DNA: A Conversation with Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on ‘Inner Spaces’Stretching the DNA: A Conversation with Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on ‘Inner Spaces’

Stretching the DNA: A Conversation with Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on ‘Inner Spaces’

With the Quran largely silent on the matter, there have long been debates on the role of music in Muslim…

1 month ago
Trust: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary HalvorsonTrust: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson

Trust: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson

An artistic spark leads humanity to create wonders of beauty. Philosophers will debate the origins of this creative impetus.  Some…

1 month ago
Fear, Resilience, and Reflection: A Conversation with Adam O’Farrill on ‘For These Streets’Fear, Resilience, and Reflection: A Conversation with Adam O’Farrill on ‘For These Streets’

Fear, Resilience, and Reflection: A Conversation with Adam O’Farrill on ‘For These Streets’

Mired by poverty and the global rise of fascism, the 1930s is far too often seen as a wholly bleak…

1 month ago
Finding a Universal Consciousness: A Conversation with Ambrose AkinmusireFinding a Universal Consciousness: A Conversation with Ambrose Akinmusire

Finding a Universal Consciousness: A Conversation with Ambrose Akinmusire

It is sometimes easy to compartmentalize the internal and the external world. One can perceive personal thoughts as entirely an…

2 months ago