Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan Interviews Legendary Jazz Pianist Mulgrew Miller. Mulgrew Miller is one of the golden fingers of jazz. February 2012. Mulgrew Miller passed away on May 29th, 2013 from complications from a massive stroke. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest jazz pianists to ever grace the planet.
Jazz bassist, historian, and educator, Jonah Jonathan sits down for and interview with Grammy Award winning NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter. He mentions, Every Note Counts! Ron Carter has worked with many of the top names in music including Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim,Wayne Shorter, and A Tribe Called Quest. He is one of the most recorded bassists in history with more than 2500 albums to his credit
An excerpt from Take The A Train from Jim Doxas’ (Drums) Jam Session along with Al Mclean on Tenor Sax, Jonah Jonathan- Bass, Dave Restivo Piano Live At The Hyatt Regency Hotel In Montreal, QC June 30th, 2013. The house was swinging and clapin’ to the two and four!
Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan interviews Jazz Guitar Master: Russell Malone for The Jazz Musicians Voice.
Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan sits down with Jazz Piano Legend Steve Kuhn. Steve Kuhn is the quintessential post-bop pianist who has worked with some of the greatest musicians of all time. He started studying piano with Madam Chaloff at 5 before freelancing and playing for Serge Chaloff at 14.Steve graduated from Harvard and shortly after attended the legendary Lenox School Of Jazz where he was fortunate enough to meet cats like Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Gary McFarland, and many others. Steve began working with Kenny Dorham and Stan Getz before becoming the first pianist in John Coltrane’s Quartet.During the 60’s the other cats he worked with include the late great Scott Lafaro, Roy Haynes, Pete LaRoca, Art Farmer, Ron Carter, Oliver Nelson and many many others! Steve is truly a jazz legend who shares his precious memories on Scott Lafaro and John Coltrane to Jonah Jonathan during the 2013 Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Harold Mabern is one jazz’s greatest pianists. He was born in Memphis,and studied along saxophonists such as George Coleman and Charles Lloyd, pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. and trumpeter Booker Little. He is one of the top pianists of the 1960s hard bop scene, performing and recording with many of its finest artists. Including Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Hubert Laws, Art Farmer, Ron Carter, Jackie McLean, Blue Mitchel and Hank Mobley.
Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan interviews alto saxophonist David Binney for his interview series: The Jazz Musician’s Voice
History of Smalls Jazz Club