Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ The Britton Brothers Band “Uncertain Living” (www.myspace.com/thebrittonbrothers) The Britton Brothers (Saxophonist Ben & Trumpeter John) along with Tenor Saxophonist extraordinaire Chris...
Alper's playing is wonderful and inventive and with the addition of David Binney on Alto and Nir Felder on Guitar you can be sure that the...
meet reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Gretchen Parlato “In A Dream” (www.gretchenparlato.com) It’s going to be hard to express to you just how blown away by this...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ David Binney “Aliso” (www.davidbinney.com) David Binney is, in case you didn’t know, a part of the NY elite. He has played...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Bill Carrothers “Joy Spring” (www.bridgeboymusic.com) Pianist Bill Carrothers brings together one hell of a trio with the inclusion of Drew Gress...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Mark Weinstein “Timbasa” (www.jazzfluteweinstein.com) Mark Weinstein is amazing. Initially making his mark as a trombonist in 1967 with his “Cuban Roots”...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Satoko Fujii Orchestra Tokyo “Zakopane” (www.satokofujii.com) woah.. This ain’t your grand-daddies big band album. The most obvious comparison (just to give...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Jean-Michel Pilc “True Story” (www.jmpilc.com) Jean-Michel Pilc is the kind of player who has transcended the connection he has with his...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Ryan Keberle “Heavy Dreaming” (www.ryankeberle.com) Admittedly, I had yet to hear trombonist Ryan Keberle prior to receiving this album for potential...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Robby Ameen “Days in the Life” (www.robbyameen.com) For those of you who know who Robby Ameen is, you already know you...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Aaron Germain “Before You Go” www.aarongermain.com Aaron Germain is a cross genre bassist who keeps quite busy as one of the...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Rufus Reid “Out Front” www.rufusreid.com Rufus is a living legend and there is none more deserving of his stature in the...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Dave LaRue “Hub City Kid” www.davelarue.com Dave LaRue’s first solo release (being re-released in May of 2010) is a primed example...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Yves Carbonne “A LIfe” www.yvescarbonne.com French contrabassist extraordinaire Yves Carbonne is astounding at what he does. Often seen with his Jerzy Drozd...
Meet Brad Houser I tend to use superlatives a lot. If I try to use them to describe Dirty Projectors, I will run out very quickly...