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Interview with Myra Melford

Thank you, Myra Melford, for granting us this interview despite your busy schedule. You’ll soon be performing on stage at the Donizetti Theater with your Lux Quartet. Let’s start right there. Could you tell us a bit about the band’s history and how it has evolved? Of course! Allison Miller and I conceived this band together. We share leadership and write music specifically for this lineup. I had played in Allison’s band, Boom Tic Boom, for years. Once, while on tour, we met John Scofield, Scott Colley, Jack DeJohnette, and John Medeski. Since we were traveling together, I started talking with Scott and asked if he’d be interested in joining a new group. We began as a trio, and then Dayna Stephens joined us. Our first gig as a quartet was at Dizzy’s in the winter of 2022. Right after that, we went into the studio and recorded our album […]

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Mario Rusca: 4th Dimension

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David Murray: The Return of the Hero

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Barbara Hannigan: Electric Fields

To begin to grasp Barbara Hannigan’s extraordinary musical biography – winner of the 2025 Polar Prize alongside Herbie Hancock and Queen – it helps...

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Why did you choose Weirdo as the title of your album? Can you tell us how the idea for this record came about? Originally,...
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Ferdinando Romano: From One Type of Music to Another

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What began in 2005 as a simple experiment—a handful of trio performances in Sweden bringing together a Sardinian trumpeter, a French accordion virtuoso, and...

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