Giving Voice to the Sacred Lineage of Armenian Music article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Levon Eskenian: Giving Voice to the Sacred Lineage of Ar… Courtesy Andranik Sahakyan It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridgebetween cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the Gurdjieff Ensemble, is one of […]
Making Connections Between Erik Satie, Jazz, and Personal Identity article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Tessa Souter: Making Connections Between Erik Satie, Jaz… Courtesy Tessa Souter New York-based vocalist Tessa Souter is deservedly treasured among jazz fans, critics and musicians alike. Equally effective performing live and on her several fine recordings, she is a jazz singer who combines the sonority, vocal range and […]
Timeless Voice, Modern Spirit article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Jazzmeia Horn: Timeless Voice, Modern Spirit Courtesy Donatas Savickas I think that all artists should have some social justice and political statements in their artistry because it’s hard to be a human being and not be political. In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary jazz vocalism, few artists […]
Zach Phillips Believes Harmony Does Not End With Writing article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Fievel Is Glauque: Zach Phillips Believes Harmony Does N… Courtesy BanjoZebra People, myself included, are mostly going to use music to try to understand themselves, and will often fight tooth and nail to defend whatever construction serves that interest. Zach Phillips ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Fievel Is Glauque is […]
Introducing Pianist Holly Bean article @ All About Jazz
This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. For Holly Bean, in her last semester at Juilliard, it was the summit of a long journey that began when, as a three-year-old, she started playing on the piano in her Oak Ridge, TN, home. “I would hop on top of the bench and try to copy […]
Rethinking Duke Ellington article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Jack Chambers: Rethinking Duke Ellington Courtesy Bettmann Archive People who know Ellington’s music today are likely to think of him as a songwriter. He deserves to be lauded as a composer, and especially as a composer who invented and promulgated concert music that is distinctively New […]
Animated Indeed article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Multiple Reviews » Vince Guaraldi: Animated Indeed ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Vince Guaraldi had already made a name for himself before he became progenitor of soundtracks for the animated television programs based on Charles M. Schulz’ ‘Peanuts’ characters. Accordingly, it is arguable that, even as Guaraldi enthusiastically embraced his new opportunity, he […]
Two Enhanced Solo Piano Sets article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Multiple Reviews » Piano Plus: Two Enhanced Solo Piano Sets The addition of electronics opens up a flavor of timelessness, as if Sgobbio is making music of eternity. Is the piano enough? ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Keith Jarrett, notably, made a big name for himself with his improvised solo piano outings. […]
Meet Andy Bey article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Meet Andy Bey If you can’t handle the things around you, if you don’t know how to adjust to your surroundings and understanding what happiness is not… when you understand what happiness is not, then you arrive at what happiness is. From the 1995-2003 archive: This article […]
Making Things article @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Interview » Sam Sadigursky: Making Things Courtesy Amanda Berche With this instrumentation we can play anywhere. We just need two armless chairs. I really love that about it. Some of the most meaningful concerts have been in artist salons and people’s homes. We played a concert a few […]