Category Archives for "Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood"
October 10, 2014
A Conversation with Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood’s John Scofield – HuffPost 10.10.14
Mike Ragogna: John, what was the gang aiming for on the new release Juice? John Scofield: On this album we decided to use rhythms from the African diaspora. Grooves from Brazil, the Caribbean, Cuba in particular, reflecting how they have surfaced in American music. This was the very general direction and a few of the […]
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August 9, 2013
A Conversation with John Scofield – HuffPost 8.9.13
Mike Ragogna: John, let’s start with your new album Überjam Deux, which already has some history. Can you go into what launched this project? John Scofield: Well, it really started when we put together the Überjam band back in 2000. We made the first Überjam album, then we made another album after that called Up All Night, […]
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April 15, 2013
A Conversation with John Medeski – HuffPost 4.15.13
Mike Ragogna: It’s A Different Time for John Medeski. And that time is…? John Medeski: The time is kinda now, isn’t it? MR: [laughs] Yup! John, you took a solo approach on this album, you usually recording with Billy Martin, Chris Wood and even John Scofield. JM: Well, piano was my first instrument and it’s what I’ve […]
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December 12, 2011
A Conversation with John Medeski – HuffPost 12.12.11
Mike Ragogna: How are you doing, John? John Medeski: Doing great. MR: First, can you walk us through how Medeski Martin & Wood got started? JM: I met Chris Wood in Boston when we were both living there. I met him at a random gig at the Middle East Café in Boston, we ended up […]
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