Author: George W. Harris

So, dude, I just got back from driving up Highway 1 and spent a week at the Esalen Hot Springs retreat. I just went through some intense detox, got all my auras treated and went on a complete internal cleansing.…

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If you want to see what the guitar is doing in the 21st Century, give an ear to these two releases. The international String Trio, consisting of Ben  Powell/violin, Slava Tolstoy/g and Ippei Ichimaru/b takes a peak at some intriguing…

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99 times out of a 100, when a guy plays the bass clarinet, he’s using it as a double for something else, such as with guys from Marcus Miller to Harry Carney to Eric Dolphy. Todd Marcus seems to be…

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Here’s a vocalist I’ve never heard before, and this release of her singing in concert makes me want to delve deeper into her catalogue. Akua Allrich has a warm and sassy delivery, not unlike a young Aretha Franklin, and uses…

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Bay Area-based vocalist Roberta Donnay is best known for her work with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks; her solo releases, however, are impressive in their own right. Her voice is sort of a cross between a husky Betty Boop…

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Saxophonist Jonathan Orland leads  a hard bopping quintet that includes a guitar in the front line rather than the usual second horn (although tenorist Geroge Garzone joins in 3 tracks)on this exciting collecton of originals and standards. There are some…

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Scandinavian pianist Bobo Stenson flexes his muscles a bit here on his latest trio release with Anders Jormin/b and Jon Falt/dr. He’s included some Bill Evans and George Russell material this time around, along with the expected wide ranging collection…

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One of the best pieces of advice someone ever gave me was, “Always take advice from a man who walks with a limp.” Kris Kristofferson, who’s seen all of life going both up and down, not only is that type…

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