Month: May 2019

The Doug MacDonald Quartet: Organisms

Guitarist Doug MacDonald creates a peanut butter and jelly classic Hammond B3 combo with Carey Frank/B3, Bob Sheppard/ts and Ben Scholz/dr for some sublimely swinging standards and originals. MacDonald comes from the Herb Ellis school of strings-warm toned, lyrical and…

Victor Janusz Band: Café Pluvieux

Pianist, composer and vocalist Victor Janusz leads an upbeat team for some Broadway sounding upbeat swingers. His voice is clear and earnest, teamed with MD Dixon/ts, Spencer Hoveskeland/b-g, Eric Wilcont-Jacues Willis/dr, and various guests for a Latin Lover of a…

Eric Jerardi: Occupied

Bluesy rock with a swampy feel is delivered by guitarist/singer Eric Jerardi on this 7 song ep of originals. The 3 member horns section of Charles Rose/tb, Steve Herman/tp and Doug Moffet/ts give a STAXY feel to swampers like the…

David Grier: Ways of the World

Any artist endorsed by Tommy Emmanuel deserves attention, and David Grier gets  both on this impressive acoustic album long on folksy bluegrass. His picking is confident and clean, rich on the hoe down rags like “Billy In The Low Ground”…