Matthew Stevens keeps high-class company. His list of employers includes Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, and Linda May Han Oh. He also makes strong records … Read More “Matthew Stevens: Pittsburgh (Whirlwind)”
The cover of tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens’ second co-led album is hilarious: It’s literally the same as the first In Common, … Read More “Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens: In Common 2 (Whirlwind)”
If you keep up with current developments in jazz, you’ve heard the five players in this collective ensemble in their roles as sidemen in cutting-edge … Read More “Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens/Joel Ross/Harish Raghavan/Marcus Gilmore: In Common (Whirlwind)”
Preverbal is a new installment in the immense, frequently compromised, sometimes rich, undeniably tortured 50-year history of fusion. More to the point, it is one … Read More “Matthew Stevens: Preverbal (Ropeadope)”
Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III assembles a stellar cast of collaborators here, all of whom he has played with in various constellations: Taylor Eigsti (piano), … Read More “Walter Smith III: Still Casual”
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