Genre-defying songstress Lauren Desberg is proud to release her third album Out For Delivery. Produced by Drew Ofthe Drew and Will Wells, Out For Delivery is brought to fruition by … Read More
Bill Milkowski, Paste Magazine Named Modern Drummer’s “#1 Up-and-Coming Drummer of 2018,” the powerhouse, Hartford-born drummer initially fell in love with the instrument by watching his father perform in the family … Read More
Ron Schepper, Textura Matt Ulery: Sifting Stars (Woolgathering Records) Bassist Matt Ulery’s a proud ambassador for Chicago’s ever-vital jazz scene, yet Sifting Stars, his eighth as a bandleader since his 2008 debut, is … Read More
Ken Micallef, Modern Drummer The debut recording from the top Up & Coming drummer in this year’s Readers Poll isn’t your typical young-gun-goes-for-the-jugular release. Jonathan Barber’s feel is light and … Read More
Brian Charette, New York City Jazz Record Jonathan Barber is a very gifted young drummer hailing from Hartford, CT who has created quite a stir this year, winning the prestigious … Read More
Raul da Gama, Jazz da Gama The quintessence of music to trigger the impulse to dance has always been the mainstay of Jazz no matter how challenging the music, such … Read More
Ken Micallef, Modern Drummer Vision Ahead is not your typical young-gun-goes-for-the-jugular release. Thoughtful and expansive, informed by shimmering drumming and memorable compositions, it’s thoroughly modern in its jazz conception and attitude, and … Read More
Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly Drummer/Composer/Producer/Vocalist Jonathan Barber has self-released and splash-landed Vision Ahead, the kind of genre-splicing debut that stands out immaculately on its own. Inspired by the 2016 tragic death of his … Read More
Lorens Chuno, Doing Jazz Podcast On his debut album, Vision Ahead, Jonathan Barber delivers some very well executed original compositions. These songs have introspective origins and help shape the current … Read More
