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Feature Interviews

Josh Levinson Big Band “Celebration” Feature Interview

Our guest today here at JazzMonthly.com is the multi-talented NY based composer, arranger and recording artist Josh Levinson. Josh’s life has always been about music. Only four when he began piano with his mother, Alice, he continued studying the piano and was introduced to the trumpet [...]

An Q&A with Otis Taylor, New Album ‘BANJO’ Out Now

Otis Taylor born in Chicago in 1948, is an American blues musician who plays guitar, banjo, and harmonica. At a young age he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he grew up. His first musical instrument was the banjo, and he drew inspiration from the Denver Folklore Center where he [...]

Brad Frost – Music, Web Development, & Artificial Intelligence

Brad Frost is a musician, web designer, design system consultant, speaker, and writer hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a lifelong bass player and holds a Music Industry Minor from James Madison University. Speaking about the direct correlation between music and web design Brad says, “The web industry is [...]

‘Daddy’s Country Gold’: Melissa Carper on her new record, Nashville’s love affair with jazz and being gay in traditional country music

Leaving behind a landscape of shuttered venues, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Melissa Carper and her partner/bandmate Rebecca Patek, both of Sad Daddy and Buffalo Gals, fled Nashville in September of 2020 for more modest digs on a vegetable farm in Texas. There, the pair of sometimes-Arkansans have weathered the last several [...]

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MARIEA ANTOINETTE – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" MARIEA ANTOINETTE Mariea Antoinette, a native of San Diego, has transformed the Harp from a classical background instrument into an electrifying lead instrument in today’s [...]

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VANN BURCHFIELD – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" VANN BURCHFIELD From his victorious saxophone Longest-Note-Guinness-Record over Kenny G, to multiple performances at the White House, Vann Burchfield raises the threshold on the genre. [...]

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TONY SAUNDERS – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" TONY SAUNDERS Tony Saunders’ life story could be the script to a hit movie.  Son of legendary keyboardist and composer Merl Saunders, Tony’s life has been a musical adventure.  As a [...]

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B. CHRISTOPHER – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" B. CHRISTOPHER B. Christopher, like most composers, is not a household name. However, if you own a television, you have probably heard his music. With [...]

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DAN BECK BAND – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" Dan Beck of "Dan Beck Band" Expressive and soulful guitarist, vocalist, writer Dan Beck performs front and center with the Dan Beck Band. His new debut release All The [...]

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SULTANS OF STRING – CHRISTMAS CARAVAN

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" Chris McKhool of "Sultans of String" Canada’s 3x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) nominees/3x CFMA winning ambassadors of musical diversity, Sultans of String, have expanded the traditional [...]

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INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2017

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" SHANE WHALEN International Songwriting Competition The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring [...]

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DAVE WILKES

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" DAVE WILKES When Jazz Monthly last interviewed music industry veteran David Wilkes, he was midway through his eight year tenure (2002-2010) as Vice President of A&R (Artists [...]

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JIM BRUCE

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" JIM BRUCE Well, if you love multi-rhythmic fingerpicking blues guitar, coming from one man but sounds like three, you will really appreciate the ability of our [...]

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LARRY ROSEN

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" LARRY ROSEN Thirty years ago, renowned jazz musicians, producers and entrepreneurs Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin made music history as co-founders of GRP Records. The groundbreaking jazz label became known [...]

ARTURO SANDOVAL

A renowned Jazz and classical trumpeter, a brilliant pianist, a stellar composer and arranger – a fine vocalist in his own right, a bandleader, and a tenured university professor of [...]

ANDY WASSERMAN

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" ANDY WASSERMAN Our guest here today is Andy Wasserman, a gifted composer, arranger, musician who has received exceptional reviews by critics and the Jazz world [...]

JUMAANE SMITH – I Only Have Eyes For You

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" JUMAANE SMITH From traveling the world with Michael Bublé to playing the Grammy Awards show with Stevie Wonder and the Jonas Brothers, Jumaane Smith has collaborated with [...]

CARMEN LUNDY – Soul To Soul

 "Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" Carmen Lundy Since launching her career in New York with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in the late 70s, Miami born vocalist and songwriter [...]

RICHARD LEO JOHNSON – Celeste

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" RICHARD LEO JOHNSON Richard Leo Johnson is a true pioneer in acoustic guitar.  A passionate and spontaneous player, he is often compared to such masters as Bruce [...]

DENNIS ANGEL – On Track

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" DENNIS ANGEL Ask any 100 contemporary jazz trumpeters to name their chief influences, and it’s a good bet over 90 will mention the same two [...]

FREDA PAYNE – Come Back To Me Love

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" FREDA PAYNE While Freda Payne will always be associated with “Band of Gold,” the million selling 1970 hit single that established her as a major [...]

GREG CHAMBERS – Can’t Help Myself

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" GREG CHAMBERS Multi-instrumentalist Greg Chambers is a classical woodwind performer and instructor who is also highly versed in contemporary jazz. San Francisco Bay based Chambers plays various [...]

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MOLLY RINGWALD

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" MOLLY RINGWALD In the midst of a recent performance before a packed house at the Los Angeles club Rockwell celebrating the release of her debut jazz [...]

Spencer Day – Interview

JazzMonthly.com feature interview SPENCER DAY Spencer Day’s emergence on the Billboard jazz charts with his 2009 Concord Records debut Vagabond reflects the expansive boundaries of the genre. Incorporating classic [...]

Steve Tyrell

JazzMonthly.com Feature Interview STEVE TYRELL Steve Tyrell conducted this interview from his room at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, where he was staying during his nearly two [...]

Jazz Monthly Feature Interview Dominick Farinacci

Twelve years after Wynton Marsalis invited Julliard bound Cleveland high school student Dominick Farinacci to be a special guest on the PBS Broadcast “Live From Lincoln Center: A Tribute [...]

Rob Paparozzi – Feature Interview

JazzMonthly.com feature interview ROB PAPAROZZI Jazz Monthly: From the category of “What the Heck Took You So Long?” We here at Jazz Monthly.Com are so happy to announce that [...]

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Jimmy Sommers – Interview

JazzMonthly.com Feature interview Jimmy Sommers Jazz Monthly: We here at Jazzmonthly.com are delighted to be chatting with a favorite of ours and we know a favorite of yours for [...]

La Tanya Hall – Feature Interview

"Jazz Monthly.com Feature Interview" La Tanya Hall Jazz Monthly:   Just when you thought you’ve heard the zenith of classic voice and renditions, along comes my next guest here [...]

Kim Pensyl – When Katie Smiles

"Jazz Monthly.com Feature Interview" Kim Pensyl Jazz Monthly:  One of my alltime favorite musicians in the world joins me at JazzMonthly.com.  I go way back with this cat.  I [...]

Luba Mason – Interview

"Jazz Monthly.com Feature Interview" Luba Mason Jazz Monthly:   Well, if you want to be physically transported and emotionally moved, you must check out my next guest here at [...]

Jim Peterik – Interview

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" Jim Peterik Jazz Monthly:  All right, it is my wonderful pleasure to welcome to JazzMonthly.com for the very first time an incredible singer, songwriter, guitarist, [...]

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KEIKO MATSUI – Moyo

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" KEIKO MATSUI  Keiko Matsui clearly defines the description of an international artist.  Her music is definitely on another level in terms of inspiration, intensity, and overwhelming [...]

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Lee Ritenour – Smoke n’ Mirrors

"Jazz Monthly Feature Interview" Lee Ritenour JazzMonthly:  Our next guest is one of the monster guitarists, whose music seems to always have a very cool twist and his latest [...]

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Live at the Bop Stop!

Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric featuring Tom "Bones" Malone Live at the Bop Stop! Released December 12th 2022 [...]

My Story In Song

Maggie's new album, My Story In Song features Mark Kibble (of Take 6) on Vocal arrangements and harmonies, Romain [...]

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