Depauw University professor Steve Snyder gives a Master Class on the humming Hammond B3 in a trio setting with guitarist Joel Tucker and drummer Kenny Phelps. The session has the feel of vintage Blue Note recordings with Grant Green, as…
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Mark Sanders: CollapseUncollapse-Time In Images
UK-based drummer Mark Sanders goes free form in a trio setting with Chris Mapp on bass and electronics and Andrew Woodhead playing keys and electronics. Of the five tunes, two are drum solos, with Sanders scratching the cymbals along with…
FOR ATTENTIVE EARS: Edmund Campion/Earplay: Quadrivium
Back in the days of long playing album, many a record was made specifically to be taken in not by regular speakers, but by putting on headphones in order to hear all of the sonic nuances and pleasures. This cycle…
AKKU Quintet: Kinema
Now that King Crimson is no longer with us, Swiss drummer Manuel Pasquinelli is trying to fill that sonic void with his team of Gabriel Wenger/sax, Maja Nydegger/keys, Markus Ischer/g and Andi Schnellmann/b. This latest release of features a mix…
THIS IS A SWING TENOR SAX 101…Flip Phillips: The Clef Years
While undeservedly overlooked these days, at one time Flip Phillips (1915-2001)was one of the most popular and exciting tenor sax players, with a deep warm tone, and chops to burn. He made his name with his marathon solos on tour…
Maddie Vogler: While We Have Time
This debut release by alto saxist Maddie Vogler displays an uncommon maturity for a variety of reasons. First, unlike most younger artists on record, she shares her space well with her team of Tito Carrillo/tp-fh, Matt Gold/g, Jake Shapiro/p, Sam…
Kris Berg & The Metroplexity Big Band: Perspective
Dallas-based Kris Berg leads a creative and modern sounding big band on this recent release, mixing in local Lone Star artists with guests like Randy Brecker/tp, Gregg Bissonette/dr, Eric Marientahl/sax and Tome Malone/tb. The result is a mix of originals…
Raymond Scott Reimagined with Gordon Goodwin and the Quartet San Francisco@The Write-Off Room 09.16.23
“What’s Up, Doc?” Be vewwy qwuite…I’m going to tell you about a place and musical event you need to know about. There’s a new venue that just opened in the Valley, called The Write-Off Room. Not only do they have…
Bob Holz: Holz-Stathis Collabrative
Classic fusion sounds from the 1970s sound fresher than the morning’s crescent in the hands of drummer Bob Holz (teamed with producer Rob Stathis)( , with a core team of Dean Brown/g, Billy Steinway/key, Darryl Jones-Ralph Armstrong-Ric Fierabracci/b and a…
Johnny Rawls: Walking Heart Attack
Earthy soul sounds akin to STAX records is delivered by vocalist Johnny Rawls, backed by a Memphis BBQ tam of Dan Ferguson/key, Richy Puga/dr, Johnny McGhee/g, Bob Trenchard/b, Jon Olaazabal/perc a handful of backing singers and a horn section of…