Interviews

Vessel: A Conversation with Deron Johnson on Miles Davis and ‘Free to Dance’

From where does music derive? Some would argue the artist is the sole cause of their own creations. But, to…

5 months ago

Weaving: A Conversation with Janel Leppin

As an art form, weaving requires different threads to combine into one to create a sturdier whole cloth. How the…

5 months ago

Saving the Duck: A Conversation with Alfredo Colón on ‘Blood Burden’

Self-expression lies at the heart of all art. Creation that fails to reflect the artist's spirit will never be able…

5 months ago

Double Bill : A Conversation with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison

Albert Einstein once remarked, “Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the…

5 months ago

Freeing the Lion: A Conversation with James Blood Ulmer on Harmolodics and the Black Rock Trio

Great artists have honed a sound that is identifiable regardless of the environment surrounding them. The truly brilliant, however, are…

5 months ago

Channel to the Future: A Conversation with Elliott Sharp on ‘Die Grösste Fuge’

Throughout the ages, some of the greatest composers have gifted to the world pieces not meant for their time. Often…

6 months ago

Bringing the Instrumental Back: A Conversation with Molly Miller on ‘The Ballad of Hotspur’

From the 1940s through the 1960s, even into part of the 1970s, instrumental music reigned supreme in the popular consciousness.…

6 months ago

Physical Expression: A Conversation with Steph Richards on ‘Power Vibe’

Far too often, people perceive music as a solely auditory experience, something heard but which does not affect the rest…

6 months ago

Constructing Sound: A Conversation with Tomeka Reid on ‘3+3’

Joann Wolfgang von Goethe once remarked, "Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.” But the philosopher is hardly the…

6 months ago

Spontaneous Combustion: A Conversation with Chloë Sobek and Tim Berne on ‘Burning Up’

Artists have long written compositions that express emotional depths possible only through music. These songs can bring the listener to…

6 months ago