Interviews

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

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…

11 months ago
Pass Everything in My Soul: A Conversation with David Murray on ‘Francesca’Pass Everything in My Soul: A Conversation with David Murray on ‘Francesca’

Pass Everything in My Soul: A Conversation with David Murray on ‘Francesca’

The love song is one of the oldest and most primal forms of musical expression, dating back to ancient Greece,…

12 months ago
Filter: A Conversation with Isaiah Collier on ‘The Almighty’Filter: A Conversation with Isaiah Collier on ‘The Almighty’

Filter: A Conversation with Isaiah Collier on ‘The Almighty’

John Coltrane once noted he would “like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words……

12 months ago
The Journey: A Conversation with Kenny Garrett on ‘Who Killed AI?’The Journey: A Conversation with Kenny Garrett on ‘Who Killed AI?’

The Journey: A Conversation with Kenny Garrett on ‘Who Killed AI?’

Miles Davis once remarked, “It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change.” This emphasis on…

12 months ago
Virtues of Melody: A Conversation with Alan Braufman on ‘Infinite Love Infinite Tears’Virtues of Melody: A Conversation with Alan Braufman on ‘Infinite Love Infinite Tears’

Virtues of Melody: A Conversation with Alan Braufman on ‘Infinite Love Infinite Tears’

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once noted that “melody is the essence of music.” This may be true, but such a perspective overlooks how…

12 months ago
Electric Connection: A Conversation with gabby fluke-mogul on ‘GUT’Electric Connection: A Conversation with gabby fluke-mogul on ‘GUT’

Electric Connection: A Conversation with gabby fluke-mogul on ‘GUT’

Since the first electric violins hit the market in 1930, the concept of electronically manipulating the violin has maintained an…

12 months ago
Tranquility and Rest to the Mind: Conversations with Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers on ‘Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens’Tranquility and Rest to the Mind: Conversations with Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers on ‘Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens’

Tranquility and Rest to the Mind: Conversations with Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers on ‘Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens’

Thirty-seven and a half million people visit New York City’s Central Park every year. That, by itself, is a fascinating statistic when…

1 year ago
Intervalic Awakening: A Conversation with Modney on ‘Ascending Primes’Intervalic Awakening: A Conversation with Modney on ‘Ascending Primes’

Intervalic Awakening: A Conversation with Modney on ‘Ascending Primes’

Prime numbers - whole numbers greater than one that are not the products of two smaller whole numbers - are…

1 year ago
Solo? : A Conversation with Josh Johnson on ‘Unusual Object’Solo? : A Conversation with Josh Johnson on ‘Unusual Object’

Solo? : A Conversation with Josh Johnson on ‘Unusual Object’

Certain instruments seem destined for solo explorations. Perhaps the best example would be the piano, where a single artist can easily…

1 year ago
Reflections : A Conversation with Karriem Riggins on Jahari Massamba Unit’s ‘YHWH is Love’Reflections : A Conversation with Karriem Riggins on Jahari Massamba Unit’s ‘YHWH is Love’

Reflections : A Conversation with Karriem Riggins on Jahari Massamba Unit’s ‘YHWH is Love’

The corporate-led division of music into genres ignored the reality of the music presented. This is perhaps no better seen…

1 year ago