What hills should we head for? These would be the hills in North Mississippi’s hill country which is where all but one of Markus James’ drummers–Marlon Green being the exception–come from. It’s … Read more
Every artist’s path is different, but everyone’s path is made up of people. Some artists seek their niche for decades before settling in to their musical home. As a teen, … Read more
His father, Larry’s, career as an iconic fusion jazz guitarist gave Murali Coryell such expansive exposure, from Jimi to Miles and many more, that it had to be challenging to … Read more
Hot pickin’ Pat, formerly of The New Grass Revival and multi time “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in Fret’s magazine poll, steps out here with one of the nicest things my ear has heard … Read more
Like other young 60’s jazzers (Jarrett, Holland, Hancock, etc), Chick Corea has remained startlingly creative and active as he enters his seventies. Trilogy, a blisteringly live 3-CD set culled from … Read more
Hal Ketchum was born in upstate New York and played drums in cover bands growing up. After a move to New Braunfels, TX – a town halfway between San Antonia … Read more
We rarely expect tribute albums to be solid throughout. Instead we look for the rare artists who take an inventive, interpretive approach to the given material. Chris Smither is difficult … Read more
Steelism- an instrumental group comprised of Jeremy Fetzer on guitar and Spencer Cullum, Jr. on pedal steel- have released an exceptional debut album. All 11 songs have a robust storyline … Read more
Ruthann Friedman was an original flower child. Born in the Bronx, playing guitar at age eight, later wafted by Bob Dylan’s music and LSD she migrated to West Hollywood and … Read more
Back in my angry young curmudgeon days, I undoubtedly would have pooh-poohed the first incarnation of this set as a money grabbing hitch on the duets train. Now, I’ve leavened, … Read more
