Sunsh Stein

Great white flakes of snow swirl wildly outside my window, then calm down, flutter gently and shrink, almost disappearing, leaving mostly gray sky. Inside, Paul … Read More “Paul Plimley Trio: Safe-Crackers”

The liner photos on Up! show guitarist Christian Eckert looking determined and in deep concentration; his bassist Johannes Schaedlich looks beatific. The first tune, “Spinning … Read More “Christian Eckert Quartet: Up!”

A pretty bass, a pretty face, and a pretty voice would not be used to describe bassists Slam Stewart with his one-octave-above vocalizing, or Major … Read More “Jim Ferguson: Not Just Another Pretty Bass”