We continue our conversation with Jim Anderson (click here for our prior discussion with him and Ulrike Schwarz on immersive…
On the interplay between music and technology, discussions generally emphasize two areas. The first is the emergence of new instruments,…
Who exactly is Pat Metheny? “Smooth jazz” enthusiasts claim him as one of their own. But the guitarist eschews that…
The debut recording of Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double was extraordinary. The two-drum (Fujiwara and Gerald Cleaver), two-guitar (Mary Halvorson and…
In this second part of our conversation with Sonny Rollins, we do a deeper dive into one specific area we…
Fans have long recognized Sonny Rollins as among the upper echelon of figures in improvised music. Some have even ventured…
One can summarize much of the COVID-19 pandemic in one word: isolation. Travel restrictions made walls between countries seem higher.…
"I’m so close," poet Camae Ayewa, a/k/a Moor Mother, intones on "Lágrimas del Mar" off of Irreversible Entanglements’ Open the Gates (International…
In our prior conversation with Fred Seibert, we discussed his role as a young producer and engineer capturing Cecil Taylor…
Many artists can make great music. Very few can change the course of musical history. Cecil Taylor was one of…
