A Conversation with Charles Lloyd
Jeffrey Brown’s interview with Charles Lloyd on the occasion of his 75th birthday is only about six minutes long, but covers a lot of ground with some fascinating stories about his early Memphis years. Scroll down the post for a beautiful version of “You’ve Changed” by Charles and Jason Moran from their duet album, “Hagar’s Song.”
-Michael Cuscuna
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Jason Moran to Jam with Skateboarders at SFJazz
Jason Moran, ever pushing the envelope, ramps it up as he and his Bandwagon take the stage at SF Jazz this weekend, accompanied by eight skateboarders. He thinks of it as a “jam.” Moran talks with Richard Scheinin of the San Jose Mercury-News about his upcoming daredevil pursuit and about his life with skateboarding. Don’t try this at home.
-Nick Moy
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New Release: Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran
Charles Lloyd is one of those artists who seem to just get better and better with age (listen to 2010’s “Mirror”).. Just weeks away from his 75th birthday, Charles delivers a stunning, personal duet album with the remarkable Jason Moran on piano. They draw from Ellington and Strayhorn to Dylan and Brian Wilson to recent Lloyd originals include the five-part “Hagar Suite.’ Fresh, beautiful music.
-Michael Cuscuna
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Read MoreMaking Music with Bunky Green
Bunky Green is a Chicago institution, as both a brilliant creative alto saxophonist and as an influential educator. Green’s recording opportunities have been shamefully small, despite the fact that he almost had a jazz hit with a great arrangement of “On Green Dolphin Street” on his early ’60s Argo album Testifyin’ Time. He made an exceptional 2010 collaborative album with alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, which also features Jason Moran and Jack DeJohnette. This is a six-minute documentary on the making of that album.
-Michael Cuscuna
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“So this guy walks into the Village Vanguard and orders a martini…”
Jason Moran’s fusion of jazz and comedy at the Kennedy Center
- Nick Moy
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Jason Moran – Blindfold Test
Jason Moran continues to be not only one of this country’s greatest new artists but also an intellectual thinker on a high plane, an attribute that will serve him well in his capacity as programming consultant for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. This blindfold test is a great example of his creative mind at work.
-Michael Cuscuna
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