A Hammond B-3 organ-guitar-drums trio. No surprises. You know what you’re gonna get, like when you order a cheeseburger. It’s either going to be tasty or nothing special. T…
Wee Zee. Nice start. Driving bass, rocking drum beat and an aggressive head. Then, a gymnastic and restless solo from bassist and leader Michael Ross. I like it. Here comes…
19 May
Sustain by Matt Maneri
Usually when people think of jazz violin, the swingy melodicism of such players as Stephane Grappelli comes to mind. Young lions? Regina Carter and Japan’s Naoko Terai. As …
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Funny thing about the Fender Rhodes electric piano, it’s made the transition from being a sound that screamed "seventies!" to a more timeless one, like the Hammond B-3. Mar…
If you’ve not yet heard of pianist G. F. Mlely (I had not), and are an aficionado of adventuresome but tuneful solo jazz piano, "88 Keys and Counting" would be a good intro…