Ali Shaheed Muhammad: On Life and The Low End Theory
This past September marked the anniversaries of some of the most pivotal music of my generation. It has been twenty years since Nirvana shook up the pop culture macrocosm with …
Interviews
An Interview with Tigran Hamasyan
I met Tigran Hamasyan at a Starbucks here in Montreal a few hours before his solo piano show at L’Astral on February 11. Tigran seemed quite composed, and he answered …
The Mentality of Music: An Interview with Marcus Miller
On Monday, February 7, I did a phone interview with Marcus Miller. He was in Los Angeles and I was in Montreal. It was quite cold that night in Montreal. …
Matt Kassel sit down with Ari Hoenig and Gilad Hekselman
On the night of Friday, November 19, I sat down to talk with guitarist Gilad Hekselman and drummer Ari Hoenig between sets at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. (Find the …
Aaron Parks Interviewed by Matt Kassel
On Friday, October 22, I sat down with pianist Aaron Parks between sets at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill here in Montreal. He was performing in the Rick Rosato Quintet. …