*Joel Castillo and Alex Abramovitz were interviewed by Joe Dimino.
*The Irish Times pulished a revealing interview with Pat Metheny. Here’s one of the rapturous reviews Metheny’s new quartet recently received in Europe. (See the press release below for more Metheny-related news.)
*Helen Borgers, a jazz DJ on KKJZ in Long Beach who was born in Kansas City, has died.
*Marc Myers ponders the evolution of Count Basie’s sound.
*Tweet o’ the Week: Casino Guru- Fantastic place, not to mention right next to the American Blues Museum. It is a must see in KC, I also recommend Buck O'Neil's book
*Comment o’ the Week: Anonymous (presumed bot)- It's a shame you don't have a donate button!...
*From ECM Records: Over the past week we have begun the process of entering the world of streaming, and from November 17th, the full ECM catalogue will be available to subscribers to services including Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal and Qobuz. This simultaneous launch across the platforms – facilitated by a new digital distribution agreement with Universal Music – invites listeners to explore the wide range of music recorded by our artists in the course of nearly five decades of independent production. Although ECM’s preferred mediums remain the CD and LP, the first priority is that the music should be heard…
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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