Source: Stereophile.com.

In her reworking of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from my Friends,” on the 2018 tribute album, A Day In The Life: Impressions Of Pepper (impulse records), Brooklyn guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson reinvents both her instrument and the song.

Source: Morning Star.

From 1969 on, he became fascinated with the European free jazz played by Manfred Scoof, Derek Bailey, Keith Tippett, Evan Parker and Kenny Wheeler. Only later did he absorb the more “historical” jazz artistes like Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.

Graewe has subsequently played with many of the greats of the music, early on with Parker, bassist Barre Phillips and saxophonist Anthony Braxton: “I’ve been looking up to them ever since,” he says.

Source: burning ambulance.

As you probably know by now, a typical episode is based around an interview with an artist. But Pi Recordings is such an important label when it comes to the kind of music covered on Burning Ambulance – I mean, Roscoe Mitchell, who’s released music on Pi both as a solo artist and with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, was the first ever guest on this show – that I thought it was important and worthwhile to have these guys on to discuss 20 years of the label.

I’ve been listening to their releases pretty much since the beginning – the first titles I heard were The Year of the Elephant, by Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet, and Organic Resonance, a live duo album by Wadada and Anthony Braxton, and The Meeting, a reunion album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago. I was at one of the Art Ensemble’s performances at the New York jazz club Iridium that was recorded for the live double CD Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City; we talk about that record a little bit in the show. I haven’t heard every record they’ve put out, but I’ve heard at least half of them, and I’ve written about a ton of them for Bandcamp Daily, for Stereogum, for The Wire, for Burning Ambulance, for Jazziz, and probably other places as well. And I’ve known Seth and Yulun personally for years. I’ve run into them at the Jazz Gallery or at the Vision Festival or in record stores, and we’ve always gotten along and I’ve always enjoyed talking to them, and I think that feeling comes through in this conversation.

Source: SFJAZZ.org.

For Henry Threadgill, music is an expanding proposition. As a saxophonist, flutist, bandleader, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, he is constantly probing, changing — always moving toward his next destination. No wonder he named one of his bands “Make a Move” — it’s what he’s been doing all his life.

Source: Vinyl Writer Music.

Today, I’ve got an interview for you all with one of the definitive Ambient musicians of not only his generation but any generation. Robert Rich is a man who needs no introduction. He’s released over 50 albums, has collaborated with some of the genre’s greatest, and more.

It’s a pleasure to have Robert with us for an interview today. Among the topics discussed are Roberts early recordings and experimentation, collaborating with Steve Roach, his thoughts on the industry today, his newest recordings, and much more.

Source: The Quietus.

Carla Bley is arguably the greatest living jazz composer; John Doran talks to the woman fellow musicians have nicknamed ‘Countess Bleysie’ and ‘Bleythoven’ about foundational free jazz sessions, the magic of The Liberation Music Orchestra and her epic jazz opera, Escalator Over The Hill.

Source: Guitar World.

What’s it like playing with Zorn?

“He’s intense and hard-working; kind of what you would expect from hearing his music. I’ve been working with him for 20 years, and I’ve definitely learned a lot from playing with him.“