For this podcast with the Miles Davis Estate, I sat down with Vince Wilburn Jr, nephew of Miles Davis, and Davis’ son Erin Davis, of Miles Davis Properties, LLC where we discussed the July 17th release of the forthcoming Miles […]
For this edition of the NYJW Podcast I spoke with trombonist Doug Beavers by telephone about his upcoming “Titanes del Trombon” released through ArtistShare on June 16th. We discussed his founding of the Harlem School for Urban Musicians, and his […]
Episode 3 of the New York Jazz Workshop Podcast with the great pianist and NYJW faculty member Amina Figarova. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Figarova was inspired to play music at starting at the age of 2, beginning with classical studies […]
Vocalist Thana Alexa’s debut album Ode To Heroes (Harmonia Mundi/Jazz Village 2015) has her referred to as “a rising star on the jazz vocal scene”. The album showcases a talent as adept in a traditional vocal setting as she is […]
On the second episode of this podcast series I spoke with trumpeter David Weiss, a veteran of the New York scene. Topics covered include his new album entitled When Words Fail on Motema, the late bassist Dwayne Burno, working with […]
“Resolution” from the album A Love Supreme (Impulse! 1964) John Coltrane: tenor saxophone McCoy Tyner: piano, Jimmy Garrison: bass, Elvin Jones: drums. Recorded December 9, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder. Produced […]
Gary Thomas: “You Don’t Know What Love Is” from the album Till We Have Faces (JMT, 1993, reissued 2004: Winter and Winter) Gary Thomas: tenor saxophone, Pat Metheny: guitar synthesizer, Tim Murphy: piano, Ed Howard: bass, Terri Lyne Carrington: drums, […]
The New York Jazz Workshop Podcast Series is designed to feature interviews with faculty on their approaches to jazz education. Occasionally, interviews with the biggest stars on the jazz scene will be featured where they discuss their new releases, and […]
Clark Terry was positively a giant, one of the most joyful forces in jazz. A huge irreplaceable void has been left in the jazz community since his recent passing at the age of 94 on February 21, 2015. His sense […]
Jeff “Tain” Watts: “The Impaler” from Citizen Tain (Columbia, 1999). Wynton Marsalis: trumpet, Branford Marsalis: tenor sax, Kenny Kirkland: piano, Reginald Veal: bass, Jeff “Tain” Watts: drums. Album recorded June 1-3, 1998 at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY. Additional recording at […]
“Summertime” from Bam, Bam, Bam (Concord Jazz, 1988) Ray Brown Trio: Gene Harris: piano, Ray Brown: bass, Jeff Hamilton: drums. Recorded live at the Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival, Kan-I Hoken Hall, Tokyo Japan, December 1988. Produced by Carl Jefferson. The […]
One of the most important, and colorful figures in all of jazz Thelonious Monk’s contributions as innovator were massive. His advances in the harmonic, and rhythmic vocabulary have influenced nearly every pianist that followed, and his relatively brief book of […]
Exploring artist’s catalogs in jazz can be a rewarding, and daunting proposition. There are so many labels, albums, and at times, phases in a musician’s career it can sometime be challenging to find music that appeals to your taste. Here […]