19 April 2016
Aaron Diehl / George Shearing
- Peter Tonguette talks to the pianist Aaron Diehl about growing up in Columbus, Ohio, about his teachers and his road into jazz, about the call one day by Wynton Marsalis to go on the road with him, as well as about being aware of his roots ( Columbus Monthly).
- Chris Albertson links to the audio file of an interview he did with the pianist George Shearing in 1958 ( Stomp Off).
20 April 2016
... what else ... und sonst noch ...
Tom Reney sends his regards to the pianist Randy Weston on the occasion of his 90th birthday ( NEPR).
- Anja Katzke reports about a new festival initiated by young musicians in Moers, Germany ( Rheinische Post).
- Alex Ross attended the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee ( The New Yorker).
- Nate Chinen reports about and speaks to the saxophonist and composer Henry Threadgill who just was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his album "In for a Penny, In for a Pound" ( New York Times). The Pulitzer announcement can be found here ( Pulitzer).
- Charles J. Gans talks to the pianist Vijay Iyer about his collaboration with the trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and their latest album, "a cosmic rhythm with each stroke" ( The Seattle Times).
- On the eve of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Alex Woodward talks to the trumpeter Christian Scott ( Gambit), Jennifer Odell talks to the drummer Jack DeJohnette ( Gambit), and John Wirt talks to the bassist Brian Quezergue ( Gambit).
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