Interviews

Resilient Hope: A Conversation with Caroline Davis on ‘Alula: Captivity’

The alula, sometimes called the bastard wing, is a small but important bone on a bird’s wing that plays an…

1 year ago

Shimmer Wince: A Conversation with Anna Webber on Just Intonation

It is common for musicians to incorporate recent discoveries - whether the adoption of cutting-edge technology or novel compositional processes…

1 year ago

Hearing Voices: A Conversation with George Lewis

While many organizations present contemporary classical music, the International Contemporary Ensemble has stood out since its founding twenty-two years ago.…

1 year ago

Live Composing: A Conversation with Vijay Iyer on ‘Love in Exile’

Far too often, people equate avant-garde expressionism to high-volume proclamations with flurries of notes. To an uninitiated listener, this perspective…

1 year ago

Vibration Aiming at Silence: A Conversation with Matthew Shipp

Often the greatest artists have an identifiable voice. This is not to say their works are identical. Instead, no matter…

1 year ago

Inevitable Funkiness: A Conversation with Larry Goldings on Scary Goldings

A fifth of the way into the twenty-first century, James Brown’s question of “Ain’t It Funky Now?” Is perhaps best…

1 year ago

Arcus Pluvius: A Conversation with Steve Lehman on Big Bands, Artificial Intelligence, and ‘Ex Machina’

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to kill us all. Or, at least, that is what some theorize. Many commentators portray…

1 year ago

Five Music Boxes: A Conversation with Kris Davis on ‘Diatom Ribbons Live at the Village Vanguard’

In Brian Kiwanuka’s excellent review of Kris Davis’ latest Diatom Ribbons album, he outlines how the music presented fits within…

1 year ago

Process Prevails: A Conversation with Darius Jones on ‘FluXkit Vancouver (i̶t̶s suite but sacred)’

What is music? What is art? How is art experienced aurally connected to its visual manifestations? To most people, these…

1 year ago

Something Bigger: A Conversation with James Brandon Lewis on Mahalia Jackson

Often, many place a wall between the secular and the religious, as though neither influences the other. In reality, both…

1 year ago