I had a fascinating interview with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel earlier this year. After we put it up online‚ it made its way to Kurt fans all over the world‚ consistently getting a lot of reads every day. Since we re-launched our web site this past March‚ it's been the most popular article on the State of Mind site.
I was a little bit surprised‚ but I don't know why. Kurt is a brilliant musician‚ both well-rounded and well-versed as a compelling composer and a highly imaginative improviser. And what else? Nobody sounds like him.
The song is "Chords" from his latest‚ the double live album The Remedy. Give it a listen and then check out my conversation with Kurt.
Here's Kurt having a moment: