Michael Moore interviewed by Monk Rowe, Chautauqua, New York, September 12, 1997 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Being called "Greatest living bassist"/Gigging with father at 15 and faking tunes/Bass "curse" -- Bow study/Work with Gene Bertoncini/Lack of rehearsed bands -- Woody Herman predicted "a life of misery" -- First New York gigs/Marian McPartland -- Avant garde experiments and return to popular song form/Solos: "Lester Young ... didn't need 30 or 40 choruses to say something" -- Role of bass player/Oversaturation of music in society -- Hiring jazz stars -- Difficulty in recording bass/James Brown gig -- About his own composing -- Experiences overseas/ "Born again musician" -- Jazz in the hands of younger players -- Jazz future/Problems with jazz education.