Interviews

Sound is Everywhere: A Conversation with Jeff Coffin (Part One)

As this author sits at home recovering, it is impossible not to consider the immense downsides of the coronavirus. Almost…

2 years ago

Veer: A Conversation with Sarah Bernstein

If you want to make a career in contemporary creative music, you could do worse than use the Projects page…

2 years ago

Continuum: A Conversation with Steve Lehman on Sélébéyone (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Steve Lehman (part one here) with a heavy focus on his writing for the distinctive…

2 years ago

Continuum: A Conversation with Steve Lehman on Sélébéyone (Part One)

Throughout the ages, music has always been more than just notes or rhythms on a written page. Even the works…

2 years ago

True Voice: A Conversation with Sasha Berliner

Onyx has long been a mysterious substance. Many ancient civilizations used the mineral in ornate jewelry but upheld the stone…

2 years ago

Human Nature: A Conversation with Nate Wooley (Part Two)

In the second part of our discussion with Nate Wooley (check out part one here), we cover the importance of…

2 years ago

Human Nature: A Conversation with Nate Wooley (Part One)

Throughout history, humans have struggled to understand their place in nature. Often, however, perspectives on nature have at least bordered…

2 years ago

Rebooting the Connection : A Conversation with Ronnie Foster (Part Two)

We continue (check out part one here) our conversation with Ronnie Foster by discussing his classic, Two Headed Freap (Blue Note, 1972).…

2 years ago

Rebooting the Connection : A Conversation with Ronnie Foster (Part One)

While Fats Waller, Count Basie, and Wild Bill Davis charted the organ trio’s course across the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s,…

2 years ago

Outside the Comfort Zone: A Conversation with Anna Butterss

On a debut album, many artists play it a little “safe.” Show your capability but save your boundary-pushing for a…

2 years ago