Strictly Links
Nicole Mitchell is profiled and interviewed briefly
Delmark Records founder and Jazz Recort Mart owner Bob Koester is interviewed. Part One, Part Two.
Myra Melford is profiled, and interviewed. I've been listening to Trio M quite a bit recently - expect a review of it here in the near future.
Matana Robert's Chicago Project CD is reviewed, confirming my suspicions that I need to pick this up ASAP.
Vijay Iyer is interviewed.
Bamako Is A Miracle - "In 2001, jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd, and producer Verna Gillis/Soundscape went to Bamako, Mali to record a cd for Universal - this unique collaboration between Roswell and Toumani Diabate, the world's greatest living kora player, was released as MALIcool." That's the official blurb. Foday Musa Suso might take issue with Diabate being crowned world's greatest living kora player, but nitpicking aside, this is a great little documentary. You can YouTube it in 6 parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six.
If you haven't already done so, check out the Alice/John Coltrane post at D:O. It's well worth repeated listens.
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