Clik here to view.
Joe Lovano Leaps In With Little Willie [From The Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“ … His solos display the spontaneity of an ear player, but behind them is the urbane sophistication of a conservatory-trained musician...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lucky Thompson: Complete Parisian Small Group Sessions, 1956 - 1959 -...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Lucky Thompson has left behind a tremendously varied recorded legacy. His last recordings were made in 1972 and he ceased public performance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Louie Bellson: Blazing, Bombastic and Beautiful [From the Archives with...
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.In all the years I’ve been around Jazz musicians, I have never met a kinder more nobler soul that Louie Bellson.- the editorial staff at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bill Evans - "The Interplay Sessions"
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Written from the perspective of 1983, about 20 years after the original Bill Evans “Interplay Sessions” were recorded for Riverside Records and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Williams - Rollicking, Rolling and Rumbling
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."The pianist John Williams, who during his hey-day was a close friend and musical associate of Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims and Bill...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 1 - The John Williams Interview with Steve Voce
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I will keep this introduction brief so as not to interfere too much with the tone and tenor of Steve Voce’s marvelous interview with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 2 - The John Williams Interview with Steve Voce
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here’s Part 2 of Steve Voce’s extended 1998 interview with pianist John Williams. As noted in Part 1, Steve is a British journalist and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"My Groove, Your Move" - The Music of Hank Mobley 10.29.1990 - Part 1 - Program
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."Hank was always special to me. His lyricism as a player and writer really attracted me. When I was trying to learn how to play, I spent a lot...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"My Groove, Your Move" - The Music of Hank Mobley 10.29.1990 - Part 1 - Booklet
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The music and recording career of Hank Mobley reflects the period in jazz history from 1955-1970. With a reputation as a highly creative and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Holiday Interviews on JazzProfiles
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Since its inception in 2008, the editorial staff of JazzProfiles has been fortunate to have some notable Jazz musicians, authors and critics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Conversation About Jazz with Howard Mandel
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Get people talking. Learn to ask questions that will elicit answers about what is most interesting or vivid in their lives. Nothing so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gary Giddins: A Conversation About Jazz
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“… if Bix, Bird, and Cecil were all jazz, then this was a world without end. I had to hear everything by the artists I loved, especially...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Jazz Conversation with Doug Ramsey
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I’ll try to keep this introduction brief so that my mumblings don’t detract too much from what follows.Peter Keepnews succinctly stated: “Those...
View Article