ALAN FERBER
MARCH SUBLIME (Sunnyside)
A stark, black-and-white, distant photo of the Statue of Liberty; composition titles that reflect crises of infrastructure and systemic racism; an underlying tension in the … Read More “Vijay Iyer/ Linda May Han Oh/ Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy (ECM)”
Countless pieces of music use New York City as their inspirational backdrop; Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the A Train,” John Coltrane’s “Central Park West,” and Ahmad … Read More “Reggie Quinerly: New York Nowhere (Redefinition)”
There’s something refreshingly unhurried about how the program of music unfolds on Stories, the latest collection of original compositions and creative arrangements of others’ tunes … Read More “Roni Ben-Hur: Stories (Dot Time)”
This curious collective includes saxophonists Kamasi Washington and Kasey Knudsen, trumpeter Erik Jekabson, organist Mike Blankenship, guitarist Ross Howe, drummer Mike Hughes, and songwriters Matt … Read More “Throttle Elevator Music: Final Floor (Wide Hive)”
