JazzWatch #60 | Peter Bernstein

July 12, 2016 by jazzwatch in JazzWatch Blog Posts, JazzWatch Podcast and tagged album, bam, band, bill stewart, black american music, blue note, concert, conversation, discussion, dr. lonnie smith, Grant Green, guitar, guitarist, improv, improvisation, improvisational music, Indie, interview, jazz, Jim Hall, label, larry goldings, Let Loose, long form, manager, music, nashville, new release, new york, new york city, podcast, quartet, scene, Smalls, Smoke, Smoke Jazz Club, smoke sessions, sonny rollins, The New School, verve, Wes Montgomery, Zeidler Guitars | Leave a comment

Guitarist and composer Peter Bernstein is one of the most identifiable voices in jazz guitar in the last 20 years. Noted for his work with stellar musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Cobb, Larry Goldings and Brad Mehldau, Peter’s melodic improvisations and distinct harmonic sense are now influencing many budding guitarists on the scene today.

While maintaining a full schedule as a traveling musician and master clinician, you can still catch Peter often in his home base of NYC. Most recently, a new recording, “Let Loose,” was released on Smoke Sessions Records featuring a balance of thoughtful arrangements of standards and bright new original compositions.
We caught up with Peter on the busy streets of NYC to chat about the new CD, his origins as a player, the long-standing relationship of his trio with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart and what it takes to stay artistically productive as an itinerant artist. Enjoy our chat with Peter Bernstein.

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Songs heard on this week’s episode: “Let Loose” and “Cupcake.”

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JazzWatch #40 | Ron Carter

April 20, 2015 by jazzwatch in JazzWatch Blog Posts, JazzWatch Podcast and tagged A Tribe Called Quest, album, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, bam, band, bandleader, bass, bassist, Berklee College of Music, Bill Frissel, black american music, blue note, blues, Bobby Timmons, cannonball adderley, Carmen McRae, Cass Technical High School, Cellist, Cello, Chico Hamilton, City College of New York, concert, conversation, CTI Records, Dan Ouellette, Detroit, discussion, Double Bass, Downbeat, drummer, drums, Eastman School of Music, episode, Eric Dolphy, Essentially Ellington, Ferndale, Finding the Right Notes, Foursight, Golden Striker, grammy, greg bryant, improv, improvisation, Indie, interview, Jaki Byard, jazz, jazz club, Jazz Foundation of America, Jazz Hall of Fame, Jim Hall, Julliard School, Kansas City, label, long form, manager, Manhattan School of Music, Michigan, miles davis, music, nashville, National Endowment of the Arts, nea jazz master, new york, new york city, npr, nyc, podcast, quartet, r&B, Robert Altman, rochester, Ron Carter, Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, solo, soul, soundcheck, tour, travel, Treme, trio, watchman, watchman music, web series, webisode | Leave a comment

Ron Carter is a national treasure. His musical excellence has been a source of inspiration for many musicians and listeners throughout his 50 plus year career. As the most recorded bassist in jazz history, he has been featured alongside such masters as Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Bobby Timmons, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McRae, B.B. King, A Tribe Called Quest, Jim Hall and Bill Frissel. He is a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master (1998), a Grammy Award Winner and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at City College of NYC (2002). His Big Band, Foursight and Golden Striker ensembles continue to earn critical praise and popular acclaim, and his new foundation, Finding the Right Notes, advocates for arts access for the up and coming generation of music makers. http://www.roncarter.net

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