Olie Brice | Achim Kaufmann | Of Tides
by Stamish Malcuss In December of 2014 Olie Brice and pianist Achim Kaufman recorded live at The Vortex in a duo setting. Though bass and…
Avant Garde
Matthew Shipp Trio | Piano Song
by Stamish Malcuss Matthew Shipp has been busy recording with at least a half dozen albums featuring Matthew Shipp including The Uppercut (ESP-Disk) with Polish…
Flying Machines | Flying Machines
by Stamish Malcuss A busy sideman, you most likely have seen the name Alex Munk cropping up on recent CDs, a guitarist on the move…
Brian Groder Trio | R Train on the D Line a New York Inspired Journey
by Jeff Becker Trumpeter Brian Groder’s trio consists of bassist Michael Bisio, and drummer Jay Rosen. They play a stylish brand of modern jazz that…
Asa Trio, Craning
by Jeff Becker Asa Trio emerged onto the scene in 2014 with their release Craning, from a young Icelandic trio. I know I am a…
GuitCussion, Blue Congo
by Jeff Becker Best described as fusion or maybe free jazz, with heavy metal propensities prowling in the background, that present themselves in quick running…
Patrick Battstone and Richard Poole, The Last Taxi
by Jeff Becker The Last Taxi sports two apt leaders at the helm. Pianist, Patrick Battstone began performing music professionally at the age of 14,…