Markus Brandstetter
Snarky Puppy's Michael League and Bill Laurance (Interview) about their duo-album
Snarky Puppy's Bill Laurance and Michael League have released a duo record called "Where You Wish You Were" — an intense and atmospheric...
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Markus Brandstetter
- Dec 12, 2022
Stewart Copeland Interview: "The Problem with Jazz Musicians is That They All Suck!"
Stewart Copeland is not only one of the greatest drummers in pop history, he is also a fantastically funny interview partner. During our...
Markus Brandstetter
- Dec 8, 2022
Till Brönner Interview: "I had been swimming against the tide for a long time"
For the German version of this interview, click here Till Brönner is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most successful jazz musicians...
Markus Brandstetter
- Nov 14, 2022
Peter Frampton Interview: "Every note I play now means so much more than it did before!"
Peter Frampton says goodbye — although thankfully only to touring. The British singer, songwriter, rockstar and – first and foremost! –...
Markus Brandstetter
- Apr 15, 2022
NIGEL KENNEDY (Interview): An In-Depth Talk With The Legendary Violinist
Nigel Kennedy tells his story. Thirty years after his first book "Always Playing", the British violin superstar has published his...
Markus Brandstetter
- Jan 10, 2022
Ilaria Capalbo (Interview): "I like the things that don't come to you immediately"
There is this famous quote by Cato the Elder: "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" — meaning "Furthermore, I consider that Karthago...
Markus Brandstetter
- Aug 20, 2021
"It transcends just being a job": An In-Depth Conversation with Bass Legend Leland Sklar
Leland Sklar definitely needs no introduction – and with a resumé like his it would be easier to list who he has NOT lent his bass chops...
Markus Brandstetter
- Aug 7, 2021
Talkin' Bluegrass: An in-depth conversation with Mike Marshall (Video)
Mike Marshall is without a doubt one of the greats of modern acoustic music — a multi-instrumentalist who has been at home in different...
Markus Brandstetter
- Jul 1, 2021
Zu Besuch bei HELGE SCHNEIDER: „Als Improvisator muss man wirklich immer kämpfen“ (Interview)
Click here for the ENGLISH version of this interview. Markus Brandstetter besuchte den einzigartigen Musiker, Improvisator, Filmemacher,...
Markus Brandstetter
- Jul 1, 2021
HELGE SCHNEIDER (Interview): "As An Improviser, You Really Have To Fight All The Time"
Für die deutschsprachige Originalversion des Gesprächs hier klicken. Markus Brandstetter visited the unique musician, improviser,...
Markus Brandstetter
- May 27, 2021
Jennifer Batten (Interview) "I thought the revolution was upon us with more females playing"
A conversation with Jennifer Batten about her career, touring the world with Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck and her Guitar Cloud...
Markus Brandstetter
- May 10, 2021
Michael Wollny (Interview): "This One Last Completely Crazy Moment Before the Standstill"
Click here for the German version of this interview What happens when one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary European pianists...
Markus Brandstetter
- May 1, 2021
Tony Levin | Liquid Tension Experiment (Interview): "With this band, the action comes fast!"
A conversation with bass legend Tony Levin about the comeback of Liquid Tension Experiment, instruments and photography (including flying...
Markus Brandstetter
- Apr 24, 2021
"I'm an outlaw at heart!" — A conversation with GILBY CLARKE
Gilby Clarke is back with his first solo album in twenty years. On "The Gospel Truth", Clarke is delivering the goods that fans have...
Markus Brandstetter
- Apr 10, 2021
Daniel Lanois (Interview): "We want to build things that haven't been heard before"
Buddhist monks used to chant and meditate on the very spot where Daniel Lanois is creating his sonic adventures these days. There might...
Markus Brandstetter
- Apr 3, 2021
Stefano Di Battista (Interview): "Ennio Morricone said: 'I'm going to write a song for you now!'"
Stefano Di Battista is one of Italy's most renowned jazz musicians — although it was his move to Paris in the early 1990s that opened the...
Markus Brandstetter
- Mar 27, 2021
Kurt Rosenwinkel (Interview): "When we get down to business, we get down deep!"
Kurt Rosenwinkel has been hailed as one of the most influential and creative guitar players in jazz music (and beyond) for a long time...
Markus Brandstetter
- Mar 21, 2021
Caterina Lichtenberg (Interview): "The mandolin is in a very different place today"
Whether you’re a classical mandolinist, a bluegrass player or just an avid aficionado of the little, double-stringed instrument: You have...
Markus Brandstetter
- Mar 13, 2021
Iiro Rantala (Interview): "Everybody can be serious. It is much more difficult being funny."
It is the richness of classical music, the substance of its compositions, the brilliance of its orchestration that is a big part of...
Markus Brandstetter
- Mar 4, 2021
Sven Regener (Interview): "I learned to play the trumpet so that I could make jazz music"
Sven Regener, one of the most unique songwriters and lyricists in German music, has made a jazz record. Without vocals – using...
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