Origin Records, April 2023FOR THE RECORD BY PAUL RAUCH Veteran bassist Jeff Johnson has achieved the heights of jazz artistry, both as a musician and composer. His work as a member of the groundbreaking rubato trio of pianist Hal Galper stands tall in terms of...
Audio Daddio, March 2023 BY DAVID BENEDICT Mark Lewis’ latest album, Sunlight Shines In, is another result of his time-crafted musicianship and ability to create a classic, compelling, and enjoyable jazz record experience. Released on March 24 under the Audio Daddio...
Self-released, October 2022 BY ERIC OLSON Crashing, creaking, and wailing, electroacoustic duo RICKSPLUND’s I Want to Be follows Steven Ricks and Christian Asplund down a rabbit hole of radical sound and thought. These prodigious modern composers are a natural pairing...
The Music Factory Label, February 2023 BY M.V. SMITH Best known as the founder of Madison Park’s Music Factory music school, guitarist Ari Joshua also operates a label of the same name, steadily releasing choice cuts and album-length statements from his stockpile of...
Cadence Media Records, November 2022 BY ERIC OLSON When trombonist Julian Priester and pianist David Haney took the unadorned stage of Wallingford’s Chapel Performance Space in 2010, it represented both a mingling of disparate influence and the continuation of a...
