Midwest Record joins the “Allied Forces” by Steve Fidyk

Straight ahead swinging jazz powered by  a crew of leaders in their own rights, drummer Fidyk makes no statements here other than he can keep things on track from the...

“Once & Future” by Brian Charette gets praised by Something Else

While unboxing guitarist Will Bernard’s delightful latest offering Out & About a few months ago, it was impossible not to rave on the key contributions of his combo’s organist Brian...

JazzdaGama recognizes the Zen quality of “Koan” by Spike Wilner

When a musician uses, in his music, ‘chance’ operations in order to free the ego from likes and dislikes, trusting that this use is comparable to sitting cross-legged with a...

All About Jazz takes us “Out & About” by Will Bernard

As if more proof was necessary Out & About confirms guitarist Will Bernard is as skilled a bandleader as he is an instrumentalist. And both roles require an artful approach...

Dusted Magazine shows us the “Bright Side” by Doug Webb

The title of Doug Webb’s seventh Positone release sums up not only a personal outlook on his vocation, but the reality of it as well, given a career involving 30+...

New York City Jazz Record gives a great review of “Gratitude” by Tom Tallitsch

Tenor saxophonist Tom Tallitsch is an Illinois-bred, New Jersey-based bandleader and Gratitude is his seventh album a leader. Tallitsch plays Straightahead postbop, tossing a few Curve balls to keep things...

Chance Meeting Lands Junior Role as Drummer on “Father Figure” by Michael Dease

A UT student drummer has made his professional debut on a recently released album. Luther Allison, a junior jazz student in UT’s School of Music, recently recorded on jazz trombonist...

Something Else gives us a view of “The Way You Say It” by Walt Weisfopf

Walt Weiskopf wrote the book on jazz harmonics and improvisation…actually about ten of so books on those topics. But the best demonstration of his firm grasp on the building blocks...

Jazziz Magazine tells us about “Standing Tall” by Ken Fowser

Having co-led three sessions with vibraphonist Behn Gillece on Posi-Tone Records, saxophonist and composer Ken Fowser is a staple of the imprint. However, he’s just now releasing his first album...