A trip to Greece in late 2007 to play a concert--surprisingly, his first visit to this country in four decades as a professional musician--would result in Interspirit (Abstract Logix, 2010), the first recording to which he has put his name as a leader/co-leader. Oddly, perhaps, it is collaboration with a fellow bassist, Yiorgos Fakanas, who's also a busy composer. The resultant music of this meeting is, broadly speaking, fusion music; the best of Greek jazz musicians combining with heavyweights of the genre like Frank Gambale, Dave Weckl and Mitchel Forman.
AAJ's correspondent in Laos, Ian Patterson, spoke with both Jackson and Fakanas, about the recording of Interspirit, and how two monster bassists can not only work together to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts, but avoid the pitfalls of excess through keen ears, compositional focus and a collaborative spirit.
Check out Anthony Jackson and Yiorgos Fakanas: Interspirits at AAJ today!
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