As an extremely prolific DIY publisher, editor, music software developer, theorist, musicologist, and composer, Larry Polansky has had a major impact on contemporary music as well as how it is made and disseminated. Read the interview…

Although Roger Reynolds has been based in California for the last 40 years, his Midwest upbringing and formative experiences in both Europe and Asia have given him a world view that knows no boundaries. Read the interview…

From the challenges of collaboration to the boundaries of imagination, Rinde Eckert shows us why it’s often more about an open mind than an open checkbook, more about always trusting than always being right. Read the interview…

From Boston to Woodstock, from the Creative Music Studio to the Braxton Quartet and then beyond, Marilyn Crispell has explored a rich catalog of music both alone and in the company of some of the field’s most talented artists. Read the interview…

Whether as a solo artist or a member of Battles, Tyondai Braxton has spent his career creating thick, multi-layered sounds with minimal means; but on his newest album Central Market, he ups the ante with his new backing band—an orchestra.
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Ikue Mori’s sensitivity to sound and pacing, from intuitively exploring rhythms first behind a drum set and then on drum machines, has made her one of the most fascinating laptop artists. Read the interview…

Gunther Schuller has had profound importance as a jazz arranger and historian as well as a twelve-tone composer, conductor, publisher, and record producer, and at 83 years young he’s still going strong. Read the interview…

For multifaceted composer/musician Guillermo Scott Herren, no matter how far or in what direction he stretches, it’s always about cutting-edge sound. And from the role of Prefuse 73 to the state of the record industry, he has plenty to say. Read the interview…

NewMusicBox has been on the scene for a decade. We’re using this anniversary both to ponder what might be ahead and to celebrate some video highlights from our archive.

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate combines traditional musical material from the Chickasaw and other Native American tribes with such old-fashioned formal devices as fugues and sonata form.
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