Anthony Braxton © Sergio Cabanillas, 2007

Go back to the first part In this second part, Braxton elaborates ­– at length – on the evolution of his music in the last twenty years, the origin and development of the Ghost Trance Musics, his advice to newcomers to his music, his perception of his own audience, and,Continúa leyendo

Chris Potter © Sergio Cabanillas, 2006

Chris Potter is one of the most talented young saxophonists in the current jazz scene. He met Arturo Mora in the hotel hall the morning before his appearance at Vitoria Jazz Festival with the Dave Holland Quintet and they talked about composing, soloing, the Dave Holland band and other topics.Continúa leyendo

Kurt Elling © Sergio Cabanillas, 2007

Singer and songwriter Kurt Elling has become a cultural icon in the U.S.A. The release of his latest record Nightmoves has taken him on a world tour which included a date in Madrid (July 13th 2007). Just a few hours before the concert Arturo Mora and Pablo Sanz had theContinúa leyendo

Conociendo los anteriores trabajos de Juan Camacho (“Tatá”, Several Records, 1995 y “La Balada de la Brigada Lincoln” Satchmo Jazz, 2001) y el inconfundible y personal sonido que ha impreso a sus proyectos a quinteto, no cabe la menor duda de que “Ternario: La Poética de la Resistencia” (Satchmo Jazz,Continúa leyendo

Pat Metheny: the way up to maximalism. Interview by Arturo Mora 1

XXV Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, España. © Carmen Llussà, 2000 On mid-June 2005 the Pat Metheny Group was in the middle of the European leg of their The Way Up world tour.Arturo Mora had the chance to talk to Pat Metheny while the guitarrist was in Nice (France). Here’sContinúa leyendo