Jazz interviews

Guido Michelone

• Publisher: EDUCatt Università Cattolica
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9788893351706
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Jazz Music

This book includes 82 new interviews I made with some great jazz musicians from Americas, Europe, Asia, and other well known people with whom I also talked about jazz, between 2010 and 2016. I have carried out these interviews mainly by e-mail, allowing no restriction of time and space for the answers given: sometimes I received a feedback within a few hours; sometimes it took several weeks. Some of the answers were simple, some more elaborate.
Over the last few years, I have translated the contents of many of these interviews into my language (Italian) and published them in whole or in part in magazines or newspapers. But in this book all of the 82 interviews appear in their entirety, without any changes.
Many of these interviews follow a basic question-answer scheme: I usually start by asking the artist about their new release; then I ask him to retrace his professional life and explore his philosophical view on the nature of music and of jazz in particular.
I have arranged the interviews in alphabetical order, without adding any comments, just some notes on the artist's nationality and the instruments he plays.
This is just a limited glimpse over a vibrant musical scene, as the number of great jazz musicians in the world today number to at least a hundred. I have interviewed many others jazz artists in some of my earlier books, such as Jazz Is A Woman; Speak Jazzmen; El Jazz habla Espanol; I mestieri del jazz (The Works of the Jazz); Una carezza sulle ali (A Caress on the Wings).
In these interviews one can perceive a widespread optimism, which is brilliantly affirmed in the words of all the protagonists, and which reveals a great future for jazz.
Guido Michelone

Index

Foreword

Abbuehl

Susanne Abbuehl, Switzerland, singer and composer

Aiméee

Cyrille Aiméee, France and Unites States, singer

Andersen

Arild Andersen, Norway, bassist

Anick

Jason Anick, United States, violinist and mandolin player

Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds, Iceland, multi-instrumentalist and composer

Atzmon

Gilad Atzmon, Israel and Great Britain, saxophonist, writer, political activis

Baker

Chet Baker, United States, trumpeter and singer

Balke

Jon Balke, Norway, pianist and composer

Baltaro

Paolo Baltaro, Italy and England, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer

Barbez

Dan Kaufman, Unites States, guitarist and bandleader

Bates

Django Bates, Great Britain, composer and multi-instrumentalist

Belden

Bob Belden, United States, saxophonist, arranger, composer

Bowie

Joseph Bowie, United States, trombonist

Caine

Uri Caine, United States, pianist and composer

Campus

Filomena Campus, England and Italy, vocalist

Cascaro

Jeff Cascaro, Germany, singer and trumpeter

Chanticleer

Kory Reid (Chanticleer), United States, vocal ensemble

Corso

Salvatore Corso, Italy and United States, photographer

Cox

Trevor Cox, Great Britain, academic and science communicator

Dagmar’s Collective

Dagmar Segberg, Germany, Holland, Italy, bandleader and singer

De Lucia

Paco De Lucia, Spain, guitarist

Draksler

Kaja Draksler, Slovenia, pianist and composer

Dunér

Sophie Du...

Table of contents

• Index
• Foreword
• Abbuehl Susanne Abbuehl, Switzerland,singer and composer
• Aiméee Cyrille Aiméee,France and Unites States, singer
• Andersen Arild Andersen, Norway, bassist
• Anick Jason Anick, United States,violinist and mandolin player
• Arnalds Ólafur Arnalds, Iceland,multi-instrumentalist and composer
• Atzmon Gilad Atzmon, Israel and Great Britain,saxophonist, writer, political activist
• Baker Chet Baker, United States,trumpeter and singer
• Balke Jon Balke, Norway,pianist and composer
• Baltaro Paolo Baltaro, Italy and England,singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer
• Barbez Dan Kaufman, Unites States,guitarist and bandleader
• Bates Django Bates, Great Britain,composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Belden Bob Belden, United States,saxophonist, arranger, composer
• Bowie Joseph Bowie, United States, trombonist
• Caine Uri Caine, United States,pianist and composer
• Campus Filomena Campus,England and Italy, vocalist
• Cascaro Jeff Cascaro, Germany,singer and trumpeter
• Chanticleer Kory Reid (Chanticleer), United States, vocal ensemble
• Corso Salvatore Corso,Italy and United States, photographer
• Cox Trevor Cox, Great Britain,academic and science communicator
• Dagmar’s Collective Dagmar Segberg, Germany, Holland,Italy, bandleader and singer
• De Lucia Paco De Lucia, Spain, guitarist
• Draksler Kaja Draksler, Slovenia,pianist and composer
• Dunér Sophie Dunér, Sweden and United States,singer, songwriter, visual artist
• Edwin Colin Edwin, Australia,bassist and member of Porcupine Tree(british prog band)
• Emika Ema Joly (Emika), Great Britain,disc jokey and folksinger
• Ersan Okan Ersan, Turkish Cyprus, guitarist
• Everett Sangoma Everett, United Statesand France, drummer
• Faber Michele Faber, United Statesand Spain, pianist
• Fiuczynski David Fiuczynski, United States,guitarist and composer
• Fujii Sakoto Fujii, Japan,pianist and composer
• Garland Tim Garland, Great Britain,saxophonist and composer
• Grauer Victor Grauer, United States,anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, writer
• Gustafsson Rigmor Gustafsson,Sweden, singer
• Hazama Miho Hazama, Japan and United States,pianist, organist, conductor
• Holland Dave Holland, Great Britainand United States, bassist,bandleader, composer
• Honest John Klaus Ellerhuse Holm, Norway,saxophonist, clarinettist, bandleader
• I Compani Bo van de Graaf, Holland,saxophonist, composer, bandleader
• James Taylor Quartet James Taylor (JTQ), Great Britain,hammondist
• Jazzanova Stefan Leisering, Germany,drums and keyboard player
• Jungr Barb Jungr, Great Britain,singer and songwriter
• Kaz Fred Kaz, United States,pianist, actor, writer
• Kelly Nancy Kelly, United States, singer
• King Mob Stephen W. Parsons aka Snips,Great Britain, vocalist
• Kubišová Marta Kubišová, Czech Republic, singer
• Lassy Timo Lassy, Finland,saxophonist and composer
• Lechner Anja Lechner, Germany, cellist
• Leningrad Cowboys Timo Tolonen, Finland,bassist and musical director
• Linx David Linx, Belgium,vocalist and singer
• Mahogany Kevin Mahogany, United States, vocalist
• Mara & David Mara Von Ferne and David Sick,Germany, vocalist and guitarist
• Marcus Greil Marcus, United States,writer and music journalist
• Mayall John Mayall, Great Britainand United States, singer, harmonicist,guitarist, keyboard player
• McBirnie Bill McBirnie, Canada, flautist
• Meyer Sabina Meyer, Swiss and Italy, soprano,vocalist, songwriter and musicologist
• Mnozil Brass Wilfried Brandstötter, Austria, tuba playerand brass band musician
• Mover Bob Mover, United States,multi-saxophonist, vocalist
• Nils Wogram Root 70 Nils Wogram, Germany,trombonist and composer
• Perelmann Ivo Perelmann, Brazil, tenor saxophonist
• Pukl Jure Pukl, Slovenia,saxophonist and composer
• Pylkkänen Pekka Pylkkänen, Finland,saxophonist, composer, educator
• The Real Group Morten Vinther Sørensen, Sweden,vocalist, bandleader
• Rebello Jason Rebello, Great Britain,pianist, songwriter, bandleader
• Rimmer Joanna Rimmer, Great Britain and Italy,singer and model
• Saft Jamie Saft, United States,keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist
• Salamon Samo Salamon, Slovenia,guitarist and composer
• Salvatore Nick Salvatore, United States,jazz historician
• JC Sandford Orchestra John C. Sandford, United States,pianist and big band leader
• Schächter Daniela Schächter, Italy and Unites States,singer and pianist
• Sidran Ben Sidran, United States,pianist, singer, writer
• Sinopoulos Sokratis Sinopoulos, Greece,lyra player
• Slettahjell Solveig Slettahjell, Norway, singer
• Smirnov Oleg Smirnov (Exit Project),Russia, United States, electric bassist
• Soft Machine Legacy Theo Travis, Great Britain,saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist
• Stiefel Van Stiefel, United States, composer
• Sunde Helge Sunde, Norway,trombonist and composer
• Suttenfield Kelley Suttenfield, United States, singer
• Vasil Hadzimanov Band Vasil Hadzimanov, Serbia,pianist and keyboard player
• Wang Jason Kao Wang, United Statesand China, violinist and composer
• Washington Reggie Washington, United States,acoustic and electric bassist
• Werner Kenny Werner, United States,pianist and composer
• Wolverine Jazz Band of Bern Sterchi Walter, Switzerland,banjoist, guitarist, bandleader
• Yáñez Gio Yáñez, Spain and Portugal,electric guitarist
• Zeitlin Danny Zeitlin, United States,pianist and composer
• The Author Guido Michelone, Italy,writer, jazz historian