By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Arranger, brass man and band leader Mike Fahie takes material from various classical composers and brings them up to 21st Century jazz mentalities. Read … Read More
By Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz There’s a rocky history surrounding jazz-classical hybrids. But, in truth, that has little to do with any potential incompatibility. Instead, it’s usually misguided maneuvering … Read More
By delarue, New York Music Daily The Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra‘s new album Urban(e) – streaming at Bandcamp– is one of the most genuinely orchestral jazz records ever made. Read … Read More
by Mike Flynn, Jazzwise. Leading NYC player reveals the inspirations behind his latest genre-hopping project. Video feature here.
By John Chacona, Let’s Call This On “Urban(e),” an impressive new Greenleaf Music release, trombonist Mike Fahie steers a middle course. He’s not trolling the longhairs, but neither is he … Read More
By Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest Mike Fahie is a multi-faceted artist: he plays trombone, composes, arranges, plays in several large ensembles as well as having played Broadway shows, and … Read More
By Fritz Balwit, Audiophile Audition Overall, this a very well realized project. It is to be hoped that there will be a follow-up. Perhaps dedicated to a single composer (this … Read More
By Ron Schepper, Textura Mike Fahie takes his turn, with the debut album by his large ensemble interpreting Chopin, Debussy, Puccini, and others. Read this full review here.
By Chris Spector, Midwest Records REGINA CARTER FREEDOM BAND/Swing States Harmony in the Battleground: Chop wise, Carter is a player you can’t argue with. The resume is too long to … Read More
By Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoirs’s Blog Jazz has long been celebrated as America’s true, classical music. These albums I’m reviewing for my Musical Memoirs column strongly exhibit this premise. Read … Read More
