Jazzed: Tenorist Kanoa Kaluhiwa Explores The “Strange Beauty” Of Wayne Shorter Tenorist Explores The “Strange Beauty” Of Living Legend Wayne Shorter Saxophonist Kanoa Kaluhiwa—whose rich, immediately identifiable sound has refreshed New Mexican ears for more than 20 years—never hurries his work. As he solos, [...] Mel Minter \ Nov 12, 2009 Read More Kanoa Kaluhiwa (pictured) celebrates American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter this Thursday.
Sonic Reducer: All Jazzed Up Matt Wilson is a beautifully melodic drummer, composer and, truth be told, vaudevillian and activist. With Andrew D’Angelo (alto sax, bass clarinet), Jeff [...] Mel Minter \ Nov 05, 2009 Read More
Jazzed: Alto Claudia Acuña Wears Her Heart On Her Vocal Cord Opening A New Door In Her Charmed Career “Oh, you have a dog! Oh. I want a dog so bad,” vocalist Claudia Acuña says after hearing the household canine on the [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 29, 2009 Read More
Jazzed: Michael Anthony Guitar Heroes Guitarist Michael Anthony makes it a point to recognize the people who have influenced him along the way. That’s why on his newest [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 22, 2009 Read More The “new” Michael Anthony Trio: bassist Robert “Milo” Jaramillo, guitarist Michael Anthony and drummer Andy Poling
Jazzed: Stefon Harris And Blackout Claiming Jazz For His Generation “Jazz is just what you are,” said Louis Armstrong.When 36-year-old Stefon Harris hears this quote, he starts to laugh. “I could not agree [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 15, 2009 Read More Stefon Harris (front and center) and Blackout
Jazzed: David Binney Painting New Sounds On A Moving Canvas The back and one inside panel of alto saxophonist David Binney’s latest recording, Third Occasion, are adorned with an artfully arranged collection of [...] Mel Minter \ Oct 01, 2009 Read More
Festival Preview: ¡Globalquerque! Maria De Barros Adds Her Sublime Cape Verdean Music To The Global Mix Thank you, Cesária Évora.On a visit to the United States in the ’90s, the “barefoot diva” of the Cape Verde (C.V.) islands provided [...] Mel Minter \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
Jazzed: Tom Mcdermott The Sound Of New Orleans, And Beyond New Orleans pianist/composer Tom McDermott has never played in a bordello (although he could once see one from his home), but he has [...] Mel Minter \ Aug 06, 2009 Read More
The Roost A Home For New And Unorthodox Music Feathers Its Nest Head–improv–headVerse/chorus–verse/chorus–bridge–verse/chorusA–B–A These are some of the “normal” ways of getting music done. But for adventurous musicians, such everyday forms—even everyday instruments—don’t always serve [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 30, 2009 Read More Creative music impresario (and one hell of a tuba player) Mark Weaver rules The Roost. (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Festival Preview Bassist Matt Brewer Comes Home To Open The Fourth Annual Festival A prophet may have no honor in his own country, but a bassist is a different story. Matt Brewer, who spent his formative [...] Mel Minter \ Jul 16, 2009 Read More Matt Brewer and his bass (Pierpaolo Romano)
