by Ross Boissoneau, Something Else “Big bands are also bringing the joy. Bandleader and arranger Steven Feifke and lyricist, vocalist and trumpeter Benny Bennack III joined forces for Season’s Swinging … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else! Then there’s the disc from the 8-Bit Big Band: Released on Jan. 8, Backwards Compatible explores the further reaches of the so-called Great Video Game … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else! Canadian trumpet and flugelhorn player and composer Rachel Therrien has released five albums. She was the winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else! Darren Barrett takes a side trip to delve into the innovations of Nyle Steiner, creator of the EWI, popularized by such innovators as Michael Brecker. … Read More
By Ross Boissoneau, Something Else The Brecker Brothers appeared on hundreds if not thousands of recordings, by the likes of James Taylor, Todd Rundgren (“Hello It’s Me”), Aerosmith (“Same Old … Read More
