The 17-piece Brooklyn Big Band, formed in 2000, is heavy on saxophone players, starting with its leaders, Craig Bailey (alto and flute) and Tim Armacost … Read More “Craig Bailey-Tim Armacost Brooklyn Big Band: Live at Sweet Rhythm”
Since Glenn Cashman has spent much of his career in academia (he is an associate professor of music at Colgate University), it is no surprise … Read More “Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band: Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band!”
In recent years, pianist Mike Longo has alternated trio albums with releases featuring his big band, the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble. … Read More “Mike Longo: Sting Like a Bee”
Down but not out on his final show
Honoring the Adderleys and the Joneses
Every veteran sideman deserves to get a turn as a leader now and then, and drummer Al Foster certainly qualifies as a veteran, with a … Read More “Al Foster Quartet: Love, Peace and Jazz!”
New Orleans clarinetist Dr. Michael White got his Ph.D. in foreign languages, not music, but he is nevertheless a scholar, and his approach to his … Read More “Dr. Michael White: Blue Crescent”
Bill Easley is a bunch of great reed players. Although he restricts himself to the tenor saxophone (except for a clarinet solo on “Memphis Blues”), … Read More “Bill Easley: Business Man’s Bounce”
