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Box 11688, St. Paul, MN 55111–0688. CABLE ADDRESS: DownBeat (on sale August 13, 2013) Magazine Publishers Association. Á SEPTEMBER 2013 On the Cover 24 Keith Jarrett Goes Classical BY ETHAN Iverson Jarrett is committed to exploring 24 certain long-term relationships— in life, on the concert stage and in the studio. The legend sits down with The Bad Plus pianist to discuss Bach, Bernstein and 30 years of sharing the bandstand with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette. Features 32 Kermit Ruffins Cover photo and above photo of Keith Jarrett by Henry Leutwyler Picnic State of Mind BY Jennifer Odell 36 Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway ‘We Like Space’ BY JOSEF Woodard 40 Charnett Moffett Playing the Ideas 54 Geoffrey Keezer 58 Julia Hülsmann 64 Joel Harrison 19 71 Preservation Hall Jazz Band BY JEFF POTTER SPECIAL SECTION 75 Keyboard Departments School 8 First Take 51 Reviews 76 Master Class BY JOHN Colianni 10 Chords & Discords 86 Jazz On Campus 78 Pro Session 13 The Beat Kawai 90 Blindfold Test BY Bradley SOWASH ES7 20 Players digital David Sanborn 80 Transcription piano Michael Dease Wynton Kelly Solo Shuggie Otis PLUS Cecilia Persson 44 Indie Life 82 Toolshed Uri Gurvich 6 DOWNBEAT SEPTEMBER 2013 First Take BY BOBBY REED Meeting of the Musical Minds EVERYONE KNOWS THAT MUSICIANS LOVE TO PERFORM. BUT IF There’S one thing they love almost as much as playing music, it’s hanging out with oth- er musicians and talking about music. Over the decades, DownBeat has frequently recruited musicians to inter- view fellow musicians for the pages of this magazine. Marian McPartland craft- ed a classic when she profiled Paul Desmond in our Sept. 15, 1960, issue. Mel Tormé interviewed Buddy Rich (Feb. 9, 1978), and Jon Faddis sat down with Milt Jackson (November 1999). In our July 2013 issue, the gifted guitarist-composer-band- leader Joel Harrison interviewed Gunther Schuller about his groundbreaking contributions to the development of Third Stream music. DownBeat readers always respond positively to these artis- tic “meetings of the minds.” In this issue, we’re proud to present a conversation between two extraordinary pianists. For our cover story, Ethan Iverson—the pi- anist in the trio The Bad Plus—sat down with DownBeat Hall of Fam- er Keith Jarrett to discuss his new album of Bach sonatas, as well as his ongoing, 30-year stint in his Our January 2003 cover “Standards Trio” with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Fans of Iverson’s blog Do The Math are well aware that he’s a thoughtful, perceptive musician, and this interview reflects that. From both an aesthetic and a technical perspective, the legendary Jarrett discusses his music in a way that only a musician could have inspired. (Turn to page 24 for the terrific results.) DownBeat also has a long tradition of presenting moderated conversa- tions, and we’ve got a superb example of that in this issue. We flew esteemed journalist Josef Woodard to New Mexico so he could interview longtime collab- orators Eddie Daniels and Roger Kellaway about their new duo album, Duke At The Roadhouse: Live In Santa Fe (IPO). We chose to interview the clarinetist/ten- or saxophonist and the pianist together because they have now released three concert albums as a duo. The rapport that these two virtuosos enjoy onstage clearly translates to their conversations away from the bandstand. Sometimes these moderated conversations morph into lively dialogs be- tween the musicians—and the journalist essentially becomes a “fly on the wall.” Contributing Editor Ed Enright experienced that firsthand when he sat down with alto saxophonists Hank Crawford and David Sanborn for our October 1994 cover story. Using his own well-known skills as an interviewer, Sanborn asked Crawford a variety of questions, clearly relishing the opportunity to spend time with one of his heroes. The cover story of the January 2003 issue of DownBeat presented one of the most memorable highlights in our long history of such summits: Saxophon- ist Greg Osby moderated an interview with pianists Jason Moran and Andrew Hill. In his On The Beat essay in that issue, DownBeat Editor Jason Koransky wrote, “Prominent musicians interviewing other prominent musicians ... elicits a level of musical comprehension—an affinity for a shared cause—that makes for fascinating reading.” Amen. Visit our website (downbeat.com) to read other Classic Interviews, and while you’re there, be sure to vote in our 78th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll. This is your opportunity to let us know who your favorite artists are. The results will be published in our December issue. We want to hear from you! DB 8 DOWNBEAT SEPTEMBER 2013 Chords Discords The Great Gunther I got such a warm feeling after reading the article on Gunther Schuller and his contributions to Third Stream music (“Third Stream: Then and Now,” July). The fact that Schuller, at age 87, is currently working on seven commissions is, to me, the epitome of what jazz is all about: the journey of constantly learning, exploring and contributing to the history of music. Thank you for reminding us of Schuller’s tremendous contribution to American music. He is a national treasure. MICHAEL BENEDICT GREENVILLE, N.Y. Lobbying for Norvo Know Your Heritage? I’m writing to offer a respectful “thank you” While I enjoyed the article “The Art of the to the members of the DownBeat Veterans Archtop” (July), I found it unbelievable that Committee who voted for Red Norvo for the Hall Heritage Guitars was not included in this of Fame (61st Annual Critics Poll, August). He story. Those luthiers have built thousands of received 57 percent of the Veterans Committee guitars since they started with Gibson in the vote. I encourage the committee members to 1950s and later on their own as Heritage in vote for Norvo in the next Critics Poll, and Read- the ’80s. Them not being mentioned at all is ers Poll voters should consider him, too. a travesty. His innovations as a mallet instrument player HENRY JOHNSON in the 1930s were ahead of his time.