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"I never realised how funky Dave was!": Watch a jazz professor at elite music school Juilliard try to play Dave Grohl's drum parts on Nirvana classic In Bloom without having ever heard the song
Dave Grohl thought that no-one spotted his funk influences on Nevermind, but it turns out he was wrong
“I was interested in being on stage with people who are not only comfortable with not knowing what’s going to happen next, but would rather not know”: Bill Bruford’s journey through jazz and prog
The groundbreaking drummer’s bid to find a balance between Yes, King Crimson and Genesis on one hand, and his Earthworks project on the other
“Rock is the cult music of the 21st century, in the same way that jazz became a cult. Maybe that’s not a bad thing”: Steven Wilson says the days of rock bands selling a million records are over
Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson has a controversial view of rock’s place in the scheme of things in 2023
“The interesting thing is that she copies Robert Wyatt’s phrasing exactly”: the weird connection between Whitney Houston and the 60s UK prog scene
How an obscure 60s prog-jazz cover gave Whitney Houston her big break
Steven Wilson shares new ten-minute "mash-up of progressive rock, spiritual jazz and electronica" Impossible Tightrope
Steven Wilson will release his brand new album The Harmony Codex on September 29
John Lennon wanted to produce them, Pat Metheny said he wouldn’t have played jazz fusion without them, and Rick Wakeman claimed he played the greatest organ solo ever: Rod Argent looks back on his time with the Zombies and Argent
Rod Argent was the founding member of The Zombies and Argent and collaborated with some of the best-known names in music, including Phil Collins and The Who. And now the Zombies are reanimated and ready for another bite of success…
Norwegian jazz rockers The Verge sign to Is It Jazz? Records
Prolific Norwegian jazz prog label adds Norwegian jazz rockers The Verge to their roster
