If you have not yet seen Frank Oteri's video interview with Maria Schneider over at NewMusicBox, it is definitely worth your time. There is a transcript, but you really want to watch the video -- Maria's warmth and self-effacing Minnesota charm really come through. I doubt anyone who's tried to play her music would describe it as "almost painfully simple" as she does in the video, but the distinction she makes between music that is "intricate"/"highly detailed" versus music that is "complex" is one that resonates for me. (Not to re-ignite that discussion, but... )
At one point in the interview, Frank references a post I wrote earlier this year on Maria's Bulería, Soleá y Rumba -- if you are curious, here it is again.
Maria's band is at Jazz Standard next week for their annual Thanksgiving week run -- Nov. 25-30, except Nov. 27. Also, her fantastic sophomore album, Coming About, has gotten some remastering love and is being reissued.
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