Typically Teppo
The legendary and iconic Finnish bassist-composer Teppo Hauta-aho celebrates his 80th birthday on 27 May 2021 and has the distinction of being the most prolific […]
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Embracing the Internet
The internet has revolutionised musical life across the globe. Over the past year, it has been even more important and a lifeline for some, when
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Little Big Horn — a Project on the Baritone Saxophone
A multimedia performance by Arno Bornkamp that discovers new opportunities for the baritone saxophone, with the collaboration of eight great composers.
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Three Unpublished Recordings by Nelson Goerner
Unpublished recordings by a twenty-one-year-old Nelson Goerner of the Hammerklavier Sonata (Beethoven), the Three Movements of Petrushka (Stravinsky), and the Arabesques on the Blue Danube (Schulz-Evler).
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Davy DeArmond: “Good Teachers Are Definitely Part of That Process to Help Point You in the Right Direction”
Dr. DeArmond currently serves as trumpet instrumentalist and section leader with the United States Naval Academy Band. As an educator, he holds a faculty position at The Catholic University of America.
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Zoran Dukić: “As Berlioz Said, the Only Thing Which Sounds Better Than One Guitar Is Two Guitars”
In this interview, we talk to Zoran Dukić about the new album he will record in 2021 with melancholy as the thematic axis, as well as other exciting projects.
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Mike DiRubbo: “You’ve Got to Be True to Whatever It Is That You Hear”
Mike DiRubbo is a New York-based musician who is not only a saxophonist but is also a bandleader, composer, and educator. In this interview, you’ll read how he worked his way to New York as well as his timeless advice for developing jazz musicians.
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Ammala Association: From Switzerland to Ladakh, India
Nelson Goerner shares with Piano Magazine this article about his involvement with the non-profit association Ammala to support Tibetan nomadic peoples. Undoubtedly, it is even further proof of the humanistic qualities of this great artist.
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Reinhold Friedrich — “Blumine” & “Listen to Our Cry” (Ars Produktion, 2020)
On March 5, 2021, Reinhold Friedrich’s latest albums were released. Check out what he tells us about them.
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Thomas Martin: “You Have to Start With ‘I Don’t Know How to Do This,’ and Then the Music Starts Teaching You Something”
Thomas Martin shares with us his experiences as one of the forerunners who developed the double bass into the versatile instrument it is today. Martin also shares his extensive research and knowledge of Bottesini and his journey as an orchestral musician.