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“If I think of something beforehand then I should not play it.”

  • June 16, 2012
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Pianist George Colligan has posted a really great interview with drummer Jeff Ballard on his blog, Jazz Truth. It’s really hard to excerpt anything from this because it’s all so good; I put in a […]

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Jazz Truth interview: Jack Dejohnette

  • December 29, 2011
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This is unusual: an interview conducted by a non-drummer geekishly opening with a discussion of bass drum technique. Here’s George Colligan of the Jazz Truth blog speaking to Jack Dejohnette. As usual, I’ve edited out […]

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