Physical Expression: A Conversation with Steph Richards on ‘Power Vibe’

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Far too often, people perceive music as a solely auditory experience, something heard but which does not affect the rest…

Constructing Sound: A Conversation with Tomeka Reid on ‘3+3’

6 months ago

Joann Wolfgang von Goethe once remarked, "Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.” But the philosopher is hardly the…

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

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Artists have long written compositions that express emotional depths possible only through music. These songs can bring the listener to…

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

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

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

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

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

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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…

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

7 months ago

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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