Month: July 2016

Oatmeal Jazz Combo: Instant Oats

The Oatmeal Jazz Combo is a mix and match team of Jonathan Saraga/tp, Kenjiro Miyagishi/g, steven Carrington/reeds, Andrew McGowan/p, James Hubbard/tb, Tristan Eggener/b, Leon Foster Thomas/steel pan and lead by Leander Young/dr. Like its name, the band mixes ingredients to…

JD Allen: Americana

Tenor saxist JD Allen continues advancing forward in his solo career. This time out he forms a trio with Rudy Royston/dr and Gregg August for some “musings on jazz and blues.” Allen’s tone has imbibed the mid to late period…

Nick Fraser Quartet: Starer

Drummer Nick Fraser leads a quartet of Tony Malaby/ts-ss, Andrew Downing/cel and Rob Clutton/b through a collection of his left of center compositions. The music has a light feel, missing a foundations as cello and bass bow and pick to…