Kassa Overall is dope as fuck. There’s just no two ways about it. I mean, name one other musician who’s sat in with everyone from Vijay Iyer to Kool A.D. by way of Yoko Ono, Geri Allen, and Terri Lyne Carrington. Quod erat demonstrandum. At the beginning of 2019, Overall dropped his debut album Go Get Ice Cream And Listen to Jazz, which I’m afraid fell through the cracks on our … [Read more...]
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. When we talked, the protests were well under way in Egypt.Matthew Kassel: So, let’s talk a little about your new record, “A Night in Monte Carlo.” Marcus Miller: Let’s see, “A Night in Monte Carlo,” there’s a guy … [Read more...]