Month: February 2024

Larry Goldings: I Will

LA local and studio legend Larry Goldings takes a trip to Sam First Club near LAX for a hip night of trio work with Karl McComas-Reichl/b and Christian Euman/dr to deliver a rich and wide ranging set. Goldings is  master…

John Stein: Next Gen

Guitarist John Stein produces an album to pass on to his grandkids his musical inspirations. He trios with Ed Lucie/b and Mike Connors/dr for a mix of originals and standards, and his clean, Jim Hall’d economy works well throughout. He…

David Larsen: Cohesion

Baritone saxist David Larsen forms a two reed front line with tenor sax man Darryl Yokley, backed by Zaccai Curtis/p, Alex Apollob and Wayne Smith Jr/dr for a collection of post bop originals. The textures are palpable as the two…

James Zollar: The Ways In

Playing trumpet and flugelhorn, James Zollar brings fresh and fragrant readings to material both new and known. His team of Michael Rorby/tb, Stefano Doglioni/bcl, David Hazeltine/p-key, Gerand Cannon/b and Willie Jones III/dr swings with fluidity on boppers like “The Fruit”…