#postgenre — Public Fediverse posts

“When playing a solo piece, I don’t write notation because it does not need to be communicated to anyone else. I only write down words. Just a list of timestamps and words to describe the sounds I’m going to move through. These are notes that only I would understand. They’re typed out like a setlist. It’s just abbreviated little notes to myself that probably wouldn’t even make sense to anyone else, and that’s kind of the point of this music. Nobody else is going to play these pieces. It’s almost like folk music in that way. ” - Jessica Pavone

‘What Happens Has Become Now’ is out now on Relative Pitch Records

#jessicapavone #viola #solo #soloviola #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #relativepitch #relativepitchrecords #kenbutler #swordviola #anthonybraxton #improvisedmusic #strings

https://postgenre.org/what-happens-jessica-pavone/

“[Little Big] feels like … a project that I’m going to keep turning to throughout the years. All of us in the band have a feeling of fellowship that we’ve started to build that is very special. The band also feels like an outlet for something I’m after creatively. I feel there’s something here with this particular intersection of different styles of music in the music we’re making. There’s still a lot more to find.” - Aaron Parks

Check out our conversation with Aaron Parks. ‘Little Big III’ out now on Blue Note Records.

#aaronparks #littlebig #littlebigiii #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #jazz #bluenote #bluenoterecords #interview #jazz #piano

https://postgenre.org/aaron-parks-little-big-iii/

“Ultimately, the sound you get out of any instrument is yourself. The instrument is only a small percentage of it all. The rest is how you touch it, what your left hand does, what your right hand does, what you hear in your head, and the heart and soul that you put into your performance. Those things allow you to find your sound on any instrument you pick up.” - Dave Holland

Check out the second half of our conversation with the legendary Dave Holland. The bassist will be performing with his New Quartet - with Kris Davis, Jaleel Shaw, and Nasheet Waits- at SMOKE Jazz Club from September 4th to September 8th.

#daveholland #bass #music #jazz #smokejazzclub #krisdavis #jaleelshaw #nasheetwaits #lifecycle #bluegrassmusic #worldmusic #anouarbrahem #zakirhussain #pepehabichuela #kennywheeler #johnhartford #postgenre #editionrecords #dare2records #gatewaytrio

Photo credit: Dave Stapleton

https://postgenre.org/no-isolation-dave-holland-ii/

“[W]hat was important to me was that we just brought ourselves and the idea of coexistence and collision of musical languages. It was important to me not to put the kora in the place of having to adapt and play jazzy. Or find a way to make the Chicago musicians sound more like those from Mali. I didn’t want to do that. What I love about this collaboration is that we have not done that. We’re both bringing compositions and learning from each other. We’re learning each other’s languages while leaving each other space to make our own expressions within the music.“ - Nicole Mitchell

‘Bamako*Chicage Sound System’, out August 23rd on FPE Records.

#nicolemitchell #bamakochicagosoundsystem #ballakesissoko #mali #chicago #music #art #postgenre #jazz #griot #joshuaabrams #joviaarmstrong #jeffparker #FatimKouyate #MankweNdosi #fasserydiabate #aacm #artensembleofchicago #flute #kora

https://postgenre.org/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago/

“Newport has seen and presented every development in jazz since 1954. I’m so proud and happy to be involved with that legacy. And that legacy will very surely carry on.” - Christian McBride

We conclude our series of interviews leading up to the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival by again sitting down with Artistic Director/extraordinary bassist Christian McBride.

#christianmcbride #newportjazzfestival #newportjazzfest #newportjazz #jazz #music #art #postgenre #jamjawn #music #art #fredwesley #nilesrodgers #elviscostello #brittanyhoward #sunraarkestra #marshallallen #stanleyclarke #jaleelshaw #jazzisdead

https://postgenre.org/christian-mcbride-newport-2024/

“I think when you look at the elements, the ingredients, of [Return to Forever’s] music, they are things that people still appreciate. People admire the virtuosic nature of the music. I’ve seen that admiration even by guys who are into completely different types of music. They look at something like Return to Forever and can see accomplishment. Return to Forever has a compositional element to it, but also a jam band quality, and I think people react to that.” - Stanley Clarke

Read the second part of our conversation with Stanley Clarke. N•4EVER will be performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

Photo credit: Matt Lorentzen

#stanleyclarke #stanleyclarken4ever #n4ever #newportjazzfestival #newportjazzfest #newportjazz #music #art #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #fusion #returntoforever #returntoforeverband #schooldays #electricbass #bass #jazz

https://postgenre.org/forever-stanley-clarke-ii/

“I feel the reason we respect [#jazz greats] is because they were mavericks.“ - David Leon

‘Bird’s Eye’ out on Pyroclastic Records on 3/8/24.

https://postgenre.org/breath-david-leon/

#davidleon #doyeonkim #lesleymok
#music #art #koreantraditionalmusic #cubanmusic #postgenre #postgenremedia