Troy Dostert, All About Jazz Chicago-based keyboardist Rob Clearfield has long been an active presence in the Windy City jazz scene, working with folks like bassist Matt Ulery, drummer Jon Deitemyer and guitarist Daniel … Read More
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Dan Bruce’s “Earthshine” Receives a 4 Star Review from All About Jazz
Troy Dostert, All About Jazz On the first listen, it’s easy to fall under the sway of the sweetness of Dan Bruce’s silky guitar tone, only to miss the substance … Read More
All About Jazz Reviews Chris McCarthy’s “Sonder”
Troy Dostert, All About Jazz You won’t find too many jazz musicians eager to cover post-punk stalwarts Deerhoof on their debut record, as keyboardist Chris McCarthy does on Sonder. But maybe … Read More
Meridian Trio’s “Triangulum” Receives a 4-Star Review from All About Jazz
Troy Dostert, All About Jazz 2017 is proving to be something of a breakout year for alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella. He recently released Signaling, a superb freely-improvised duo recording with … Read More
Nick Mazzarella & Tomeka Reid’s “Signaling” Receives a 4.5 Star Review from All About Jazz
Troy Dostert, All About Jazz On this captivating, fully-improvised duo recording by alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella and cellist Tomeka Reid, we find a superlative example of two leading-edge musicians who … Read More
All About Jazz Reviews Mark Whitfield’s “Grace”
Troy Dostert, All About Jazz Since his first album as a leader in 1990, guitarist Mark Whitfield has been simultaneously pulled in two directions. Early on, many dubbed him the … Read More