Author: George W. Harris

Thom Rotella: Side Hustle

I’ve seen him a couple times in the local LA clubs, and Thom Rotella is becoming one of my favorite guitarists. He seems to be filling the spot of the recently retired Kenny Burrell, aptly shown on this album with…

Courtney Cutchins: Grunge To Grace

Singer/songwriter Courtney Cutchins brings fresh material to the fore on this album of jazzy originals. She’s teamed with David Cook/p-key Nir Felder/g, Matt Clohesy/b, Obed Calvaire/dr, Max Bernstein/g and Daniel Sadownick/perc for the variously m ooded pieces. Her flexible voice…

Maria Schafer: Here For You

Maria Schafer has a cool, calm and clear voice on her most recent release, as she’s teamed with Jeremy Siskind/p, Zack Caplinger/g, Karo Galadjian/dr and David Reynoso/b on this album of mostly originals. She’s graceful gliding along the pulse of…

Brian Lynch: 7 x 7 By 7

Trumpeter Brian Lynch mixes ideas of the number seven with his septet session of Craig  Handy/ts, Alex Wintz/g, Luis Perdomo/p, Boriz Kozlov/b, Kyle Swa/dr and Murph Aucamp/perc for, you guessed it, seven tunes. Percussionist Aucamp is a rich presence here,…

Zacc  Harris: Chasing Shadows

Clean toned guitarist Zacc Harris delivers eight of his compositions with his post bop team of Brandon Wozniak/ts, Bryan Nichols/p, Christ Bates/b and Pete Jams Johnson/dr. He’s got a relaxed sense of time, gentle with Wozniak on the modern sounding…