Category: Interviews

THEORAL nos 1 – 14. Photo from theoral website.

withPhilipp Schmickl

This weekend the Free Jazz Blog featured the writing ofPhilipp Schmickl, who has been running the publication THEORALfrom his home in Nickelsdorf, Austria. To cap off his coverage of the Alternative Festival, we conducted a short Q&A by email, discussing growing up in th…

Petra Cvelbar by Aleksandra Sasa Prelesnik

By Eyal Hareuveni and Paul Acquaro

What are some of your recent projects?

I have two projects concerning music: one is titled Sweet Addiction, wich includes my best music photos. Three years ago I made a small book-diary as promotion of upcoming exhibitions under that title. Besides that, I also hav…

Ziga Koritnik by Mats Aleklint

By Eyal Hareuveniand Paul Acquaro

This profile is the first part of a short series of profiles on photographers focusing on the creative music scene.

What are some of your recent projects?

For last few years I have been working on my new book of music
photography Cloud Arrangers. We published it in January …

Cooper-Moore, at the Stone in2013. Photo by Peter Gannushkin

In anticipation of the 22nd Vision Festival, which takes place May 28th to June 3rd in New York City’s West Village, this year’s lifetime achievement awardee, Cooper-Moore, took some time to answer a few questions about his work, the award, and the challenges that artists face.

Coo…

Over the years, I’ve covered some of the work of guitarist Julian Lage, writing about the duo records with pianist Fred Hersch (Free Flying) and guitarist Nels Cline (Room), as well as the more recent solo album World’s Fair. Although a bit out of character for the blog, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to speak with Lage, 27, about his wor…