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Terry Gross talks to pianist Jason Moran about his research into the music of James Reese Europe and the resulting album "From the Dancehall to the Battlefield" (NPR). --- Philip Freeman listens to and reflects about the music of saxophonist Zoh Amba (Burning Ambulance).
Lewis Porter continues his series on film clips showing Charlie Parker with some "silent seconds" from Bird's 1950 Sweden tour (Playback with Lewis Porter). --- Martin Chilton recounts how jazz influenced poets of the Beat Generations such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (U Discover Music).
Miles Marshall Lewis, Wesley Morris, Niela Orr and Tom Breihan celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop (New York Times Magazine). --- Marcus J. Moore talks to bassist/vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello about sources of inspiration for her music, as well as about her latest album, "The Omnichord Real Book" (Washington Post).
Jessica Wood tells the story behind a pair of unreleased John Coltrane tapes which were found at the New York Public Library's Institute of Sound division (New York Public Library). --- Lewis Porter continues his investigation into the recordings Louis Armstrong made with King Oliver's band in 1923, asking "Who wrote 'Dipper Mouth Blues'?", discussing the different credentials given to Oliver, Armstrong as well as to Lil Hardin/Armstrong over the years (Playback with Lewis Porter). Porter also asks about the concept of improvisation vs. composition in these early recordings (Playback with Lewis Porter).
Ted Gioia remembers when in 1922 Mrs. Martha Lee from Baltimore found all kinds of reasons why jazz was not good the nation's youth and should be banned, just like alcohol during those Prohibition years (The Honest Broker). --- Breanna Palmer talks to pianist Ronnie Fells who after a stroke lost his vision and his desire to play, but who now, with the help from his friends, hopes to get back on stage (The Kansas City Star).
Anna Lofgren talks to keyboardist DJ Harrison and trumpeter Marcus Tenney of the band Butcher Brown, to pianist Matthew Whitaker, as well as to pianist and drummer Julius Rodriguez, all of whom she calls "rising stars at the Newport Jazz Festival (What's Up Newport). --- Beatriz Miranda remembers Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete (The Guardian).
Helena Quarck reports about financial problems of the festival "Em Bebbi sy Jazz" in Basel, Switzerland (BZ Basel). --- Harmony Holiday reflects about her friendship and jazz conversations with cultural theorist, poet and scholar Fred Moten (Los Angeles Times).
On the occasion of 88th birthday, Florence Baeriswyl talks to Swiss saxophonist and electronic music pioneer Bruno Spoerri about his long career between jazz, electronic music and as a commercial composer (SRF). --- Phil Freeman explains why to him Chick Corea's Elektric Band sounds dated (Burning Ambulance).
There is currently no administrative agreement between the German federal government and the state of Berlin for the planned "House of Jazz - Center for Improvised Music" (Deutscher Bundestag). --- Christoph Wagner visits the legendary MPS studio in Villingen in the Black Forest, watches a new documentary by Micha Bojanowski and Sascha Schmidt, and learns that the studio has landmark status but is being regularly used for concerts and recordings (Badische Zeitung).
Demien Vernieri talks to Canadian pianist Amanda Tosoff (Toronto Guardian). --- Russell Gray reports that Rashida Phillips who led the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, has stepped down to "pursue other interests" (Kansas City Business Journal).
In a very personal essay, Lewis Porter remembers his first visit ever to the Village Vanguard in 1966 and his off-and-on friendship with drummer/lawyer Pete La Roca (Playback with Lewis Porter). --- Veronica Johnson talks to violinist Regina Carter (Model D Media).
Blogger "gsohn" remembers German journalist Reginald Rudorf (Ich sag mal). --- Lewis Porter continues his series on "every film clip Charlie Parker" with comments on the famous Down Beat award clip from 1952 in which Bird and Dizzy Gillespie play "Hot House" (Playback with Lewis Porter [1], Playback with Lewis Porter [2], Playback with Lewis Porter‚ [3]) .
Walter Allen talks to blind saxophonist and teacher Matt Weihmuller (Fox 13 News). --- Kelsi Thorud reports about the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club in San Francisco that decided to start shows earlier in the evening so that their customers can get home before midnight because of street crime in the neighborhood (CBS News).
Neal Broverman talks to saxophonist Dave Koz about playing at the Hollywood Bowl, about headlining a musical cruise, as well as about having stopped dying his hair (Advocate). --- Michael Ernst celebrates German drummer Günter 'Baby' Sommer on his 80th birthday (Musik in Dresden).
Shriram Iyengar talks to Indian singers Vasundhara Vee, Sonia Saigal, Dominique Cerejo, Merlin D'Souza, and Radha Thomas, about the state of jazz in India (Mid-Day). --- Stella Lorenz talks to German pianist and producer Matthias Vogt (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
Ted Gioia pleads for more jazz vinyl cafés similar to the jazz kissa in Japan (The Honest Broker). --- Vinnie Sperrazza talks to drummer Josh Dion (Chronicles).
Ted Gioia asks which trumpeters matched up with Louis Armstrong in the 1930s and discusses the artistry of Jabbo Smith, Hot Lips Page, Bubber Miley, Henry Red Allen, Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Newton, Bunny Berigan, and Roy Eldridge (The Honest Broker). --- Michelle Mercer writes about her experience as a consultant and interview subject for Dorsay Alavi's documentary "Wayne Shorter. Zero Gravity" (Call & Response). |
