Tag Archives: Chicago
Two Interviews with Roscoe Mitchell from 1995 on WKCR
n 1995, I had the opportunity to interview the master saxophonist/woodwindist/composer Roscoe Mitchell on two separate occasions on WKCR. Although the transcripts have been up for a number of years on the Jazz Journalists Association website, www.jazzhouse.org., the occasion of … Continue reading
Vernell Fournier on Ahmad Jamal, WKCR, 1990
Yesterday’s Ahmad Jamal birthday posting included a conversation with New Orleans drum master Herlin Riley, Jamal’s drummer of choice during the ’80s. Today I’m sharing an interview that I conducted in 1990 on WKCR with Riley’s famous New Orleans antecedent, … Continue reading
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It’s Ahmad Jamal’s 81st Birthday
A few weeks ago, the unfortunate news went semi-viral that the U.S. government had blocked Ahmad Jamal, who turns 81 today, from receiving a $10,000 fee for a forthcoming performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, citing the bank transfer as … Continue reading
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Andrew Hill’s 80th Birthday Anniversary
“When I was a child, I was able to write music without hearing it,” Andrew Hill told me in the spring of 2000, during one of several conversations for a DownBeat article that ran later that year. “I’d write it … Continue reading
NEA Jazz Masters 2012: Von Freeman
For the thirtieth and perhaps final installment of the National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters Awards, the NEA selected a quartet of hardcore individualists, who have steadfastly followed their own path through the decades: Drummer Jack DeJohnette, tenor saxophonist … Continue reading
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Ethan Iverson Interviews Henry Threadgill
If you’re linking to this very young blog, you probably know “Do The Math,” the forum in which Ethan Iverson, best known as the formidably creative pianist in The Bad Plus, expresses his omnivorous interests. But if you don’t, I … Continue reading
Filed under AACM, Ethan Iverson, Henry Threadgill, Interview
