Interviews

Four Score: A Conversation with Wadada Leo Smith on Turning 80 (Part Two)

Our conversation with the legendary Wadada Leo Smith continues with a further discussion on the business side of music, including…

3 years ago

Four Score: A Conversation with Wadada Leo Smith on Turning 80 (Part One)

Many people, as they get older, tend to slow down and reduce their workload. Some even step aside and retire…

3 years ago

Days in December: A Conversation with Jacqueline Kerrod

Historians believe some form of the harp existed as far back as the beginning of ancient Egypt's "Old Kingdom", 2500…

3 years ago

Sound World Exploration: A Conversation with Sara Schoenbeck

With its double reeds and complicated fingerings, the bassoon is one of the most difficult wind instruments to master. But…

3 years ago

Density and Space: A Conversation with Yuma Uesaka and Marilyn Crispell

Since the 1970s, Marilyn Crispell has been a major figure in creative music, pushing the piano into new realms, whether…

3 years ago

Melding of Worlds: A Conversation with Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson

Over the past two and a half decades, pianist-composer Sylvie Courvoisier has established a formidable career in combining concepts from…

3 years ago

Eclecticism Continued: A Conversation with Dave Liebman (Part Two)

The second part of our conversation with Dave Liebman covers his incredible debut as a leader, Lookout Farm (ECM, 1973).…

3 years ago

Eclecticism Continued: A Conversation with Dave Liebman (Part One)

For over fifty years, Dave Liebman has been at the forefront of musical creativity. Whether his time as a sideman…

3 years ago

Talk Memory: A Conversation with BADBADNOTGOOD’s Leland Whitty

Over the past decade, Canadian ensemble BADBADNOTGOOD has established itself as a powerful force in creative music. The group initially…

3 years ago

Changing Molecules: A Conversation with Steven Bernstein (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Steven Bernstein by discussing his Community Music project more generally and what distinguishes Tinctures in…

3 years ago