Never one to mince words, Osby has built a reputation as a blunt spokesman willing to tell it like it is, whether discussing the state of art, his personal development, or the less appealing aspects of the music business. Now, launching a new label, Osby is even better positioned to formalize what he has been unofficially doing for many years, namely fostering the next generation of talent.
AAJ Contributor Franz Matzner spoke with Osby and, as expected, in discussion, Osby is both varied and volatile, moving much like his playing; alternately blunt and abstract, introspective and overt, elaborately descriptive and pointedly focused. Osby articulates, in strong terms, the need for leaders like himself to take responsibility for the state of jazz today.
Check out Greg Osby: New Mission, New Label, New Responsibility at AAJ today, part of AAJ's exhaustive coverage of Osby, his new label and his new release, 9 Levels.
You can also read Mark F. Turner's insightful review of 9 Levels, and watch Osby in duet with guitarist John Abercrombie, today's AAJ Daily Video.
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