Adam Rudolph on music, creativity and life

Composer, percussionist and bandleader Adam Rudolph discusses creativity, listening, his travels as a young man, and some of the great musicians who taught him important lessons about music and life, including Yusef Lateef, Don Cherry, and Big Black. He also talks about his groups The Hu Vibrational, Go: Organic Orchestra, and Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures, about his collaborations with musicians from Sam Rivers to Bennie Maupin, and about his compositional techniques. Adam Reese (in Los Angeles) interviewed Adam Rudolph (in New York) on July 17th, 2022, and this discussion first aired on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles on August 31st. To hear this interview in podcast form, check out The Pointed Nose (https://the-pointed-nose.simplecast.com/) Ofiɔ̃ Media's logo was designed by the artist Ratty GH, who works on a freelance basis and can be contacted at [email protected] 00:00 Intro 01:13 The source of creativity 05:02 Different creative processes 16:15 The importance of listening 21:14 Empathy and art appreciation 35:47 Sacredness and complexity of the drum 44:58 Young Adam Rudolph in Ghana and Mali 58:25 Songwriting, musical systems, and musical intuition (Adam's new book) 1:19:16 CalArts and Los Angeles 1:22:48 Conducting in improvised music 1:33:35 Yusef Lateef 1:41:43 Big Black 1:48:20 Don Cherry 1:55:48 Derf Reklaw