The 70th Annual Downbeat Critics Poll is out now, highlighting several albums and artists repped from May 2021-April 2022 at Lydia Liebman Promotions. See the full list below! Rising Star … Read More
16th Annual Jazz Critics Poll Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios, Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound) New Releases – Philip Booth (JazzTimes, Jazziz, Relix) New Releases – Andrew Gilbert … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Several LLP clients have received honors from Jim Hynes on his yearly roundup of 2021’s Best Jazz Albums. Among the Top 20 was Gerry Gibbs … Read More
By Gary Fukushima, Downbeat On the opening track of drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s new big band album, he plays five sharp rim shots, which catapult the band into “Two Bass … Read More
By Jack Bowers, All About Jazz Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr.‘s Big Band comes out swinging on its debut recording, Soul Conversations, thundering through Michael Dease‘s incendiary arrangement of the Dizzy … Read More
By Simon Sweetman, Off The Tracks Ulysses Owens Jr. is an exciting and in-demand drummer – he’s backed the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Elling and Christian McBride. He’s made … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine Soul Conversations marks the renowned drummer, Ulysses Owens Jr.’s recording debut with his new 19-piece outfit, the UOJ Big Band, as well as the artist’s first release on Outside … Read More
By Editor, Republic of Jazz Outside in Music is thrilled to announce the May 7th, 2021 release of Soul Conversations, the fiery tour-de-force from jazz luminary Ulysses Owens Jr. Soul … Read More
by Phil Booth, Jazziz Do drummer-led big bands — think Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa — simply pack a bigger punch than those led by other instrumentalists? Maybe. Ulysses … Read More
by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs In her latest Musical Memoirs post, McNeil reviews several new LLP releases, including Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band’s Soul Conversations, Berta Moreno’s Tumaini, and the … Read More
