Improvisation
Kevin Field: DOG
The 2015 Best Jazz Album was awarded at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga to 'DOG': a self-titled album by the Auckland quartet. Eva speaks to pianist Kevin Field. Audio
Neil Feather
Baltimore-based instrument maker Neil Feather talks to Emma Smith about the games of improvisation he plays and introduced us to the nondo, an instrument made of sheet metal. Audio
Lonnie Holley: a North American original
From Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is a self-taught visual artist and musician. In his 64 years, Holley has overcome grinding poverty to pursue his art, and now his idiosyncratic improvised music… Audio
75 Years of Blue Note Records with Don Was
Trevor Reekie talks with the recently appointed President of Blue Note Records, Don Was, about his vision for the label and maintaining its artistic integrity in the 21st Century musical landscape. Audio
Mike Bloomfield
Guitarist Michael Bloomfield was born in Chicago, a rich white Jewish kid who ended up jamming with some of the biggest blues players, as well as the likes of Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.
A new… Audio