This week we talk to Simon Dunson, a young artist from Chapel Hill, North Carolina who is taking the mandolin to new and wild places. Dunson’s jazz debut album, Chicken Bridge, blew us away with its great playing, songwriting, and electric guitar effects… it’s not at all what you imagine when you picture a “mandolin” record.
During our conversation, we hear how Dunson started out as a bluegrass musician but fell in love with jazz and genre-blurring musicians like Bill Frisell and Chris Thile. We talk about his time as a student at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Program; the gear he uses today (including Dunson’s pedalboard and custom pickup, which he says works best on the 8-string instrument), and much more. It’s an entertaining introduction to a player you’ll hear from for years to come.
Julian Lage has said, “I am continually blown away by Simon’s mastery as an instrumentalist, improviser and conceptual artist.” We couldn’t agree more.
https://simondunson.com
http://www.girouardmandolins.com
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