Season 2, Episode 16: Joe Morris
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In this August 2019 Options series, Joe Morris talks about his book the Perpetual Frontier: The Properties of Free Music. He explains the use of the term "free music" over "improvised jazz", discusses his views on free music being a composite of different methodologies, and brings light to the techniques he uses in this pursuit of new sounds. This podcast features a performance by Joe Morris and Andrew Clinkman.
Season 2, Episode 15: Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
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In this April 2017 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten talks about his upbringing and schooling before becoming a musician, discusses the techniques and practices that inspire him, and his personal relationships with different cultures between Norway, Chicago and Austin.
Season 2, Episode 14: Dave Rempis
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In this June 2017 conversation with longtime friend and collaborator Tim Daisy, Dave Rempis reflects on the changing geography of improvised music, his time studying in Ghana, and the continual renewal of Chicago music.
Season 2, Episode 13: Ingrid Laubrock
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In this March 2018 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Ingrid Laubrock discusses the role of the room in solo playing, working on an orchestral scale, and moving to New York from London.
Season 2, Episode 12: C. Spencer Yeh
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In this December 2015 conversation with Ken Vandermark, C. Spencer Yeh discusses the inspirations of his voice work, his personal relationship with the voice in the context of improvised music, and explores the issues of performance that impact creative development.
Season 2, Episode 11: Fred Lonberg Holm
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In this March 2016 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Fred Lonberg-Holm looks back to his origins of how he came to build his signature cello sound, being called the “anti-cellist”, and discusses his thoughts between art as a job and art as a hobby.
Season 2, Episode 10: Tom Rainey
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In this April 2016 conversation with Tim Daisy, Tom Rainey looks back at moving to New York from the West Coast, the progression of his interests from jazz rock to jazz to improvised music, and playing with Ingrid Laubrock, Bill Frisell, and Mary Halvorson.
Season 2, Episode 9: Michael Vatcher
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In this October 2017 conversation with Tim Daisy, Michael Vatcher reflects on the narrative elements of solo performance, moving to Amsterdam in the 1980s, and playing chess with Anthony Braxton and Misha Mengelberg.
Note: this episode includes a discussion of suicide.
Season 2, Episode 8: Anthony Coleman
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In this June 2016 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Anthony Coleman looks back at the origins of his musical career, reminisces about Brooklyn during his postgraduate years, and discusses the importance of authenticity between personal signature and marketing.
Season 2, Episode 7: William Parker
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In this September 2016 conversation with Ken Vandermark, William Parker looks back at the beginning and formation of The New York Loft Scene, his musical journey from the 70s, 80s, 90s into the new millenium, and gives advice on proper technique vs. individuality.
Season 2, Episode 6: Paal Nilssen-Love
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In this September 2015 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love talks about growing up in a jazz club in Stavanger, Norway, his love-hate relationship with solo playing, and developing his music by listening widely.
Season 2 Episode 5: LaDonna Smith
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In this October 2018 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, LaDonna Smith talks about experimentation as a way of carrying childhood forward, fostering a creative music community in Birmingham, Alabama, and sustaining the Trans Museq Records from 1976 to the present.
Season 2, Episode 4: Chris Corsano
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In this August 2016 conversation with Tim Daisy, Chris Corsano explores his process during his solo improvisations, discusses his collaboration techniques with his fellow artists and reminisces his intern days in New York City.
Season 2, Episode 3: Luke Stewart
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In this August 2018 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Luke Stewart talks about his bass and amplifier exploration, becoming a key musical organizer in D.C and his views on social justice and artistic sustainability within our collective arts communities.
Season 2, Episode 2: Jeremiah Cymerman
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In this May 2017 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Jeremiah Cymerman talks about maintaining creative momentum in New York City, the struggle inherent to the clarinet, and the inspiration he takes from interviewing musicians for The 5049 Podcast.
Season 2, Episode 1: Helen Gillet
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In this July 2017 conversation with Tim Daisy, Helen Gillet talks about taking inspiration from languages, bridging classical, Indian, and jazz cello technique, and living in the New Orleans Musicians' Village.
Episode 23: William Winant
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In this August 2019 conversation with Tim Daisy, William Winant talks about the similarities between improvised and composed music, crossing musical genres, and interpreting pieces by James Tenney and Roscoe Mitchell.
Episode 20: Pandelis Karyorgis
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In this September 2015 interview with John Corbett, Pandelis Karayorgis talks about the relationship between harmony and melody in solo playing, making intentional decisions while improvising, and developing a "repertoire of don'ts."
Episode 21: Wendy Eisenberg
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In this June 2019 conversation with Tim Daisy, Wendy Eisenberg talks about living and working in Western Massachusetts, reconciling playing and singing, and the negative aspects of striving for virtuosity.
Episode 20: Mat Maneri
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In this February 2016 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Mat Maneri talks about his father Joe's use of microtonality and "snake time," the resilience of creative music in the face of economic obstacles, and choosing the viola as his instrument.