By: Estefanía Romero Mick Carlon is bringing the history of jazz to young people. This professor from Centerville, Massachusetts, has writen by now three novels in which idols as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald and many more, can talk to all of us. His work, which is […]
Keeping Ancestors Alive through Music: Steve Turre
By: Estefanía Romero Photo by: Mónica García This is the wonderful interview I had with the amazing composer, arranger, trombone and shells player: Steve Turre. We spoke about the way he discovered the sound of the shells, his Mexican ancestors, Ray Charles, Dizzy, and all those jazz idols he worked […]
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra is Celebrating 30 Years of Music! |#Interview
By: Estefanía Romero The band is celebrating its 30th anniversary in México. Their characteristic sound is known as a product deeply influenced by the underground 80’s Tokyo’s musical scene, which was filled with Jazz and Ska. Although the band has changed through time and it has added some other characteristics […]
Magos Herrera: Poetry in Music and Spanish Language as a Peaceful Weapon
By: Estefanía Romero Magos Herrera is a Mexican composer and singer, who was recently nominated to the international Grammy. Today she lives in New York but she’s visiting Mexico to present her latest project in some of the greatest auditoriums of our country. I spoke with her about the highlights […]
“Z” Got Broken in my Typewriter: I Wrote “Jazz” so Many Times
By: Estefanía Romero Photo by: Mónica García Francisco Téllez created the seed of jazz in Mexico. His school marked the beginning of an enormous tree of musicians and teachers that today are the cornerstone of my country’s artistic life. His case is a strange one because, among many reasons, instead […]
One Beautiful Note: Alex Terrier in Interview
By: Estefanía Romero Photographer: Mónica García You are an excellent saxophone player, a composer, an arranger, but you also care a lot about education. Tell me about today’s jazz education. We only have one century and part of a century of knowing what jazz means. Education is something that we […]
An Artist who Looks at the Stars: Richard Bona’s Interview
By: Estefanía Romero “Imagine an artist with Jaco Pastorious’s virtuosity, George Benson’s vocal fluidity, Joao Gilberto’s sense of song and harmony, all mixed up with African culture. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you Richard Bona!” – Los Angeles Times With over 10 records, countless awards and collaborations with virtuosos such […]