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An Interview with Alvin Fielder, July 2002
Following up on the previous post, which contained a couple of interviews with Kidd Jordan, here’s one with drummer Alvin Fielder that I initially conducted for what I’d hoped would be a D… more →
Today Is The Question: Ted Panken on Music, Politics and the Arts
Wadada Leo Smith: AACM Trumpeter, Pulitzer Finalist
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wrote 1 month ago: Wadada Leo Smith is a great Chicago trumpeter, and early member of the AACM (Association for the Adv … more →
FREEDOM! "In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds." (Steve Lacy)
wrote 2 months ago: It’s a freezing cold Sunday night and as I waited at the bus stop, weighed down by a bag of v … more →
Joseph Jarman Cadges a Cup of Tea
wrote 2 months ago: He walked into the restaurant; we weren’t open yet, but that didn’t stop him. He had the look of a d … more →
Wadada Leo Smith – Ten Freedom Summers
wrote 3 months ago: Ten Freedom Summers (Cuneiform Records, 2012), Wadada’s epic journey through the civil rights … more →
Interview: Joe Morris
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wrote 8 months ago: by Phil Freeman Joe Morris has been a crucial figure on the global free jazz/free music scene since … more →
The New Threadgill Album: Same Old? Not Really
wrote 11 months ago: If you’re a Henry Threadgill fan, you’ve probably already got his new sextet album Tomor … more →
Busy, busy weekend in Philly
wrote 1 year ago: Busy weekend for jazz in Philly, Fellow Travelers. Saturday afternoon, the LiveJazz Journey will tak … more →
Monday, 4/9/12
wrote 1 year ago: Shabazz Palaces, live (studio performance, KEXP-FM), 2011 These guys—their mix of drums, mbira, elec … more →
Other Minds 17 Day 3
wrote 1 year ago: The final night of the 17th Other Minds Festival presented music by four composers and included two … more →
The Answer Nobody's Asking For
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wrote 1 year ago: Oops, she did it again. “She” as in ESPN and “it” as in another offensive race-related headline. Ear … more →
Great Black Music Project presents the AACM Concert Series
wrote 1 year ago: Click on poster for more, or check here: http://aacmchicago.org/ AACM Vocal Ens … more →
An Interview with Alvin Fielder, July 2002
wrote 1 year ago: Following up on the previous post, which contained a couple of interviews with Kidd Jordan, here … more →
Progress.
wrote 1 year ago: A week before yesterday, on Friday, AACM’s large group was in the evening. It was a night of s … more →
Michael White
wrote 1 year ago: Spirit Dance/Pneuma (Verve/Impulse!) Buy it from Amazon by Phil Freeman This is another Verve/Impuls … more →
TCO Profile: Carl Testa
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wrote 1 year ago: After a very busy October, we’re back on the blog. Energies, Ideas, Intuitions: The Tri-Centr … more →
Julius Hemphill [UPDATED]
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wrote 1 year ago: Dogon A.D. (International Phonograph) Buy it from Amazon by Phil Freeman The International Phonograp … more →
A Pair of Interviews with Bassist Fred Hopkins (R.I.P.) on his 64th Birth Anniversary
wrote 1 year ago: Few bassists ever played with the energy, drive, and virtuosic derring-do projected by Fred Hopkins … more →
A WKCR Interview with Lester Bowie (R.I.P.) and Don Moye (and Lester and Malachi Favors) on Lester's 70th Birthday
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wrote 1 year ago: Although my late mother wasn’t aware of it, she shared a birthday with several of my jazz hero … more →
In Honor of Joseph Jarman's 74th Birthday, a WKCR Interview from 1987
wrote 1 year ago: These days, Joseph Jarman is as widely known for his activities as the founder of the Brooklyn Buddh … more →
