Interviews by Joel McIver, Bass Player Magazine “New York bassist Michael Feinberg is on a mission to evolve jazz..” “Dave Young is one of Canada’s most celebrated jazz bassists..” Read both interviews in the June 2022 issue of Bass Player Magazine.
Bassist Michael Feinberg Utilizes Jazz Road Tour Grant This April Alongside All-Star Band The award-winning composer will hit the road this April alongside an impressive roster of jazz musicians “The music has that enthralling appeal and easygoing vibe that satisfies with aplomb. A positive, energetic response to the hard times” – Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail … Read More
By Ludovico Gravassu, All About Jazz Happy listening! Check this playlist here.
By Stephanie Steele, Bite-Size Jazz Bassist Michael Feinberg’s latest album takes you through the wild ride of the pandemic. Waking up “Every. Damn. Day” to the horrible news cycle of police brutality and out-of-control politicians, feeling a little “Janky in the Middle” of it all, and mostly just hoping you can see the light at … Read More
By Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here “It shows its roots in the cover versions but there’s energy in those tracks and the originals keep those levels up.” Read the full review here.
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Bassist/composer Michael Feinberg releases his eight album as a leader, a successful culmination of the challenges and opportunities imposed by the pandemic. He hired a fantastic group of musicians to play some of his own tunes plus four covers, with Miles Davis’ “Nardis” being the most distinguished of them. His rhythmically … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Prolific bassist and composer Michael Feinberg issues his eighth album as a leader with Hard Times, a layered and eclectic response to the pandemic, rendered by an impressive cast of collaborators. Feinberg features Leo Genovese on keyboards and synths, Billy Buss on trumpet, Godwin Louis on alto, Noah Preminger on tenor, Gabriel Globus-Hoenig on percussion, Orrin Evans on piano, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts on drums, and … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog The opening tune of this artistic work is smooth, melodic, but a little too repetitious for my taste. It was composed by Michael Feinberg and is titled “Introduction.” However, the second track on Feinberg’s album, composed by Miles Davis in 1958, that one gets my attention! On “Nardis” the … Read More
By Bass Magazine Bassist and composer Michael Feinberg issues Hard Times, his eighth album as a leader spotlighting a fiercely integrative sound. At once stark and uplifting, the Fresh Sounds release expresses his layered response to the pandemic that, “offered some challenging opportunities,” according to the New York-based artist, who contends Hard Times “is the … Read More
Michael Feinberg releases provocative new music composed throughout pandemic, due out October 22, 2021 Bassist and composer Michael Feinberg issues Hard Times, his eighth album as a leader spotlighting a fiercely integrative sound. At once stark and uplifting, the Fresh Sounds release expresses his layered response to the pandemic that, “offered some challenging opportunities,” according … Read More
