If the last word of this title gives you pause, please note the parentheses. Although Don Byron and Aruán Ortiz are not above dancing out … Read More “Don Byron/Aruán Ortiz: Random Dances and (A)tonalities (Intakt)”
On most of the 30-odd albums Ivo Perelman has released over the last three years, the saxophonist has articulated his free-form vision through mostly conventional … Read More “Ivo Perelman/Rudi Mahall: Kindred Spirits / Ivo Perelman/Jason Stein: Spiritual Prayers (Leo)”
Wynton Marsalis may be the most prominent preserver of traditional jazz, but nobody works harder than Dr. Michael White at keeping it alive. The New … Read More “Dr. Michael White: Tricentennial Rag (Basin Street)”
Clarinetist Dave Bennett’s Mack Avenue debut, 2013’s Don’t Be That Way, showcased an artist capably tackling and updating music associated with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, … Read More “Dave Bennett: Blood Moon (Mack Avenue)”
Eddie Daniels left his tenor sax in the case during the 1980s and devoted more time to his clarinet. The move paid off, and he … Read More “Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway: Just Friends (Resonance)”
Bass clarinetist Jason Stein is in a major comfort zone on Lucille! Named after his now 3-year-old daughter, the album features a pair of his … Read More “Jason Stein Quartet: Lucille! (Delmark)”
“If you can feel your pancreas dancing, the music is swinging.” The quote comes from Bob Leary, banjoist/guitarist on this session. The visceral aspect is … Read More “Lew Green & Joe Muranyi: Together”
