Interviews

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…

8 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…

8 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,…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 months ago

Broken Trance: A Conversation with Ches Smith on ‘Laugh Ash’

As Arnold Schoenberg once noted, “Intelligibility in music seems to be impossible without repetition.” Repetition is a shared facet of…

9 months ago

Harmony on Your Side: A Conversation with George Coleman (Part Two)

We continue our conversation with NEA Jazz Master George Coleman (read part one here) by continuing to discuss his time…

10 months ago

Harmony on Your Side: A Conversation with George Coleman (Part One)

Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way of interviews making it to print. This interview with the legendary George Coleman,…

10 months ago