Bill Frisell Is a Rambler in Quarantine
When Bill Frisell answers my FaceTime beep, the amount of hair I see through the laptop screen is more significant than I was expecting. He’s … Read More “Bill Frisell Is a Rambler in Quarantine”
Interviews
Jazz’s best journalists ask questions and jazz’s best artists answer them.
Thurston Moore: Into the Out World
As Thurston Moore stepped onto the narrow stage at Philadelphia’s Boot & Saddle last December, it wasn’t exactly clear how many people in the audience … Read More “Thurston Moore: Into the Out World”
Archie Shepp: Memoirs of a Gunfighter
Archie Shepp will mark his 83rd year on May 24, and will surely have to delay celebrating it in proper style until the coronavirus crisis … Read More “Archie Shepp: Memoirs of a Gunfighter”
Remembering the Original Knitting Factory
Last fall, standing in the Philadelphia construction site that would soon be transformed into the latest of his City Winery franchises, Michael Dorf reflected on … Read More “Remembering the Original Knitting Factory”
Mark Guiliana Meets Kneebody
When the 2020 New York Winter Jazzfest picked drummer/composer Mark Guiliana as its artist in residence for 2020, the festival’s organizers asked him to enlist … Read More “Mark Guiliana Meets Kneebody”
Uri Caine Celebrates the Legacy of Octavius Catto
Uri Caine is not afraid of challenges. Whether it’s playing improvisational Jewish music with John Zorn, jamming jazz-funk with Christian McBride and Questlove in the Philadelphia … Read More “Uri Caine Celebrates the Legacy of Octavius Catto”
Bitches Brew: 10 Musicians’ Perspectives
In the latter half of the ’60s, Miles Davis was in the studio on the reg, recalibrating previous moves to render the parade of new … Read More “Bitches Brew: 10 Musicians’ Perspectives”
Christian McBride: The Long Birth of a Movement
Christian McBride may very well be the hardest working man in jazz, a title that would certainly please him as a devoted James Brown historian … Read More “Christian McBride: The Long Birth of a Movement”
Gerald Veasley: Everybody Has Something to Say
Like another Philadelphia-bred bassist—Christian McBride—Gerald Veasley wears a lot of hats. He started playing professionally in the late ’70s with the fusion band Reverie, and … Read More “Gerald Veasley: Everybody Has Something to Say”
Trad-Jazz Revivalist Bria Skonberg Explores New Territory
Chilliwack (pop. 100,000) is a rural Canadian town, about a 90-minute drive east from Vancouver, in British Columbia’s agricultural heartland. It’s known for its mild … Read More “Trad-Jazz Revivalist Bria Skonberg Explores New Territory”