Great Articles by Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus

In: Guitar

15 Dec 2008

Here are some articles from the pianist Ethan Iverson who is 1/3 of the megaforce that is The Bad Plus.

Please read them and leave comments both here and at TBP’s blog Do The Math. It is required reading.

I will be reading these while on a roadtrip from Connecticut to Iowa and will be back with my responses sometime next week.

Interview with Wynton Part One

Interview with Wynton Part Two

The “J” Word

Young Lion Jazz of the 1980’s

Four Early Wynton Marsalis/Jeff Watts Records

Current Perceptions

An Old Feud

Reading the Black Writers

I will also be reading Wynton’s latest book Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life I will post a review after the holidays.

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