https://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/www.thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2014-05-06-sexism.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSUse the player above to listen to an audio version of this post.
Category Archives: Jazz News
Jazz Messengers on The Jazz Session
Drummer Art Blakey would have been 94 today. Blakey is most famous for leading The Jazz Messengers, a band through whose ranks passed many of the great names in jazz. I’ve been fortunate to interview many former Messengers. Click on a name below to hear the interview. Oh, and the photo above is of myContinue reading “Jazz Messengers on The Jazz Session”
The Jazz Session #422: Vijay Iyer, Mary Halvorson, Stephan Crump, Nicky Schrire & the Atlas preview
https://media.blubrry.com/thejazzsession/p/www.thejazzsession.com/podcast/tjs-2013-09-10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS I’m celebrating my 40th birthday with four new mini-interviews. Vijay Iyer talks about Holding It Down, his new album with Mike Ladd; Mary Halvorson introduces her septet recording Illusionary Sea; Stephan Crump‘s Rosetta Trio is back with Thwirl; and Nicky Schrire discusses her duo album Space andContinue reading “The Jazz Session #422: Vijay Iyer, Mary Halvorson, Stephan Crump, Nicky Schrire & the Atlas preview”
AUM Fidelity Celebrates 15 Years
The AUM Fidelity record label is celebrating 15 years in the business. Here’s an oral history of the label in the Village Voice: “The Oral History Of AUM Fidelity: Steven Joerg’s DIY Avant-Garde Label Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary” I’ve interviewed quite a few AUM Fidelity artists over the last couple years. Here they are: PlanetaryContinue reading “AUM Fidelity Celebrates 15 Years”
Video of yours truly, interviewed by the new JazzDIY
I was recently interviewed by JazzDIY, a soon-to-be-launched online trade journal for the 21st century jazz musician. You can follow them on Twitter at @JazzDIY and bookmark their site at JazzDIY.com. Actually, I should say “our” site, because right after this interview I agreed to serve as a contributing editor for JazzDIY. We launch onContinue reading “Video of yours truly, interviewed by the new JazzDIY”