Etienne Mbappe “Su La Take” www.etiennembappe.comSteady readers of BMM may recall me gushing over Etienne Mbappe’s first release, “Misiya”. Well, get ready for more gushing! ...
E_L_B (Peter Erskine, Nguyen Le, Michel Benita) “Dream Flight” www.petererskine.com • www.nguyen-le.com • www.michelbenita.com 7 Years since E_L_B’s last release, I was very excited to...
Bob Mintzer Big Band “Swing Out” www.bobmintzer.comBob Mintzer (Yellowjackets) has been a major musical force and presence in, not just the NYC scene, but around...
Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine “Standards” www.alanpasqua.com • www.petererskine.com I don’t quite know how to start this review. Bassist Dave Carpenter died on...
Yellowjackets “Lifecycle (featuring Mike Stern)” www.yellowjackets.com This newest release from the Yellowjackets is right on par with what you’d expect… Plus guitar god Mike Stern. ...
Tony Grey “Hiromi – Beyond Standard” www.tonygrey.com Anyone who is familiar with Hiromi’s music is already well aware of her technically masterful playing, melodic soloing...
Marcus Miller “Marcus” www.marcusmiller.comI’m not afraid to admit it… I had gotten a little tired of the Marcus sound. He is, without a doubt, a...
Janek Gwizdala “Live at the 55 Bar” www.janekgwizdala.comMost of us are, by now, familiar with the facility and abilities of New York’s Janek Gwizdala (ok,...
Esperanza Spalding “Esperanza Spalding – Esperanza” www.esperanzaspalding.com Portland, OR native Esperanza Spalding made quite a splash when she arrived at Berklee College of Music in...
Avishai Cohen “Avishai Cohen Trio – Gently Disturbed” www.avishaimusic.com As I’ve reviewed Avishai’s music here before (and most of us are very familiiar with his...
Anne Mette Iversen Best of the West (featuring 4 Corners) www.annemetteiversen.com Denmark’s Anne Mette Iversen is a wonderful player. The real star here are her...
Victor Wooten “Palmystery”www.victorwooten.comI have been a fan of Victor Wooten (like many of us) for years. Ever since a fellow bass player at Berklee turned me...
Hadrien Feraud “Hadrien Feraud” www.hadrien-feraud.comIf you haven’t heard of this guy (kid, really! mid-twenties… yikes!), get out from under the boulder and look him up. He...
Gerald Veasley “Your Move”www.geraldveasley.com“Your Move” is Gerald Veasley’s perfectly produced new album. Although hailed as one of the more in-demand “contemporary” bassists on the scene today,...
Etienne Mbappe “Misiya” www.etiennembappe.comI’ll use this reference only so those of you who haven’t heard Etienne Mbappe yet have a head start on this guy. Many...