Interviews

Vehicle: A Conversation with Arturo Sandoval

In his autobiography, Music is My Mistress (Da Capo, 1973), Duke Ellington stated that “Jazz is a good barometer of…

1 week ago

Beyond Space and Time: A Conversation with Charles Lloyd

It becomes far too easy to focus on the here and now. It is easy to overlook how the fleeting…

1 week ago

Creating Beyond the Performance: A Conversation with Red Hook Records’ Sun Chung

The technical definition of a music producer is someone who “oversees and manages the creative and technical side of recording……

2 weeks ago

Endurance : A Conversation with Jon Madof on ‘Netzach’

In Hebrew, the word Netzach (נצח) holds several overlapping meanings. Some, like “eternity” or “perpetuity,” point to  spiritual existence beyond…

3 weeks ago

A Bigger Word: A Conversation with Newport Jazz Artistic Director Nate Smith on Why We Need Live Music Now More Than Ever

On September 22, 2025, the Newport Jazz Festival announced Christian McBride would step down from his role as Artistic Director.…

4 weeks ago

Niobium Cloud: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein and Scotty Hard (Part Two)

We continue our conversation (check out part one here) by digging deeper into the nature of collaboration, Laurie Anderson, hip…

1 month ago

Niobium Cloud: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein and Scotty Hard (Part One)

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Clifford Brown and Max Roach. Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.…

1 month ago

A Caged Bird Who Could Sing: A Conversation with Mike Clark

Success. We all seemingly yearn for it. We want validation that our hard-fought battles have been won and the casualties…

2 months ago

Toward the Infinite: Anoushka Shankar on Creativity, Spirituality, and Sound Worlds at Newport

The first sitarist to perform as a leader at the Newport Jazz Festival reflects on thirty years of musical exploration,…

2 months ago

Finding the Strange Heavens: Linda May Han Oh on Improvisation, Hope, and Community at the 2026 Newport Jazz Festival

Discover the wonders of the internet, but beware of its isolating effects. Live music, like Linda May Han Oh's Strange…

3 months ago