Jazz/Blues
Trombone Man Michael Dease Is a 'Father Figure' on New Posi-Tone Records Release [REVIEW]
Jacknife Positively Nails 'The Music of Jackie McLean' on New Primary Records Release [REVIEW]
'The Music Of Jackie Mclean' never sounded so good! As upsetting as that may sound to purists, Jacknife, led by San Francisco saxophonist Steven Lugerner, has dragged the late alto sax master into 2016 with these six gems recorded in Los Angeles, mixed in Oakland and released by Primary Records. Digest Your 'Instant Oats' (LGY Records) by Oatmeal Jazz Combo. It's Good for You! [REVIEW]
Digest your Oatmeal Jazz Combo, children, it's good for you, especially 'Instant Oats' (LGY Records). This adventurous quintet started out just for fun in 2009 at Stony Brook University in New York and is now on its fifth CD. Dig how they will play anything and everything including the closing "Transformers" theme.