Month: April 2015

John Mills: Invisible Designs

Woodwind specialist John Mills does us all a favor by bringing vocalist Carmen Bradford back into the spotlight into this disc. There’s a core ream of Spencer Starnes/b and David Sierra/dr that delivers old school soul while Bradford is in…

Tesla Manaf: Tesla Manaf

Indonesian guitarist Tesla Manaf displays a wide variety of talents and directions on this diverse release that combines his latest (2014) album A Man’s relationship With His Fragile Area with his earlier (2011) release It’s All Yours. The recent disc…

Mark Wade Trio: Event Horizon

Ah! This is why I love the jazz trio! Bassist Mark Wade brings together Tim Harrison/p and Scott Neumann/dr for a lyrical set of (mostly) originals that focus on interplay, lyricism and symbiosis. Harrison’s fingers are buoyant on pieces like…