Interviews

Watchtower: A Conversation with Dezron Douglas

Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way of interviews making it to print. This interview with Dezron Douglas, which took…

8 months ago

Traveling the Sound World : A Conversation with Brandon Ross on Phantom Station

Borrowed from the ancient Greek φαντάζω, the idea of a phantom evokes a shadowy force that someone cannot precisely locate.…

8 months ago

Collaborative High Intensity : A Conversation with Anthony Pirog on ‘The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis’

Jazz and punk have long had a fascinating relationship. Mixing both styles dates back to at least fifty years ago,…

9 months ago

Easier to See from the Outside: A Conversation with John Lurie

Symbolist painter Gustave Klimt once noted, “Art is a line around your thoughts.” Of course, as the march of time…

9 months ago

Moving by Breath: A Conversation with David Leon on ‘Bird’s Eye’

Arguably, the essence of jazz lies in its use of improvisation. The ability of an artist to create in the…

9 months ago

Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with Lenny White (read part one here), with a discussion of his work with Santana, Azteca,…

9 months ago

Translating the Language: A Conversation with Lenny White (Part One)

This site primarily emphasizes music that pushes - or even transcends - preexisting concepts of how certain music "should sound."…

9 months ago

“If You’re Not Still Learning, You’re Still”: A Conversation with Kahil El’Zabar on the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at Fifty

Canadian journalist Graydon Carter once noted, "We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human…

10 months ago

Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Chieftain of the Xodokan Nation of Maroons and Grand Griot of New Orleans (Part Two)

We continue our conversation (read part one here) with Chief Adjuah, formerly known as Christian Scott, by discussing the connections…

10 months ago

Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation with Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Chieftain of the Xodokan Nation of Maroons and Grand Griot of New Orleans (Part One)

Many attribute the phrase “History is a series of lies that people have agreed upon” to Napoleon Bonaparte, allegedly stated…

10 months ago