Kenny Burrell on Travis Smiley

[Hardbopjazz]

This was a great interview. 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/jazz-guitarist-kenny-burrell/

[Homefromtheforest]

Thanks for sharing; wonderful!

[Jim R]

Good interview, but sort of watered down for the masses in terms of the questions presented.  I'm not sure I learned anything I didn't already know, but seeing KB get that kind of exposure can never be a bad thing.

[sonnymax]

The name is "Tavis". 

[CJ Shearn]

Very great to see, and glad he's getting the chair at UCLA.  You can never go wrong with Kenny, he was the first guitarist I heard as a kid besides George Benson.  Always so tasty and reflective as a player, when I had the Fass debacle, he had mentioned that some of Kenny's early playing was "nervous", I never got or heard that at all, he mentioned "2 Guitars" as an example, but when I listened on YT I didn't hear that, early KB was quite fiery, but he always had taste.  And that tone.

Edited November 25, 2016 by CJ Shearn

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

now this is some must-see TV

[JSngry]

Tavis regularly has musicians of interest on his show. Worth checking your local listings, as they used to say.

[Quasimado]

Great interview - great program. Q

[Milestones]

I enjoyed it a lot.  I'm a big Kenny Burrell fan, and it was cool to see him on this show.  Tavis loves his music, including jazz, but getting Burrell on the show...I'm simply impressed.  

Kenny Burrell is all about taste in his person and music, yet he is also one the greatest blues players on the planet.

 

Edited November 25, 2016 by Milestones

[Jim R]

Another recent interview, with some good content:

 

[rostasi]

Thanks for this.

Always nice to see Krenny Burrell.     

[bluesoul]

http://www.laweekly.com/music/at-85-jazz-guitarist-and-educator-kenny-burrell-is-still-going-strong-7671420