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Jazz Composer Jon Crowley New Album Out March 11

Jazz trumpeter and composer Jon Crowley's new album, I Walk Amongst the Humans, with his current working band -- John Beaty (alto sax), Noah Berman (electric guitar), Max Maples (drums), Ben Thomas (bass), Brad Whiteley (piano) -- is set for release on Destiny Records March 11. His fourth album draws the inspirations for its unique sound from the Northwest alternative rock scene of the early 2000s.
By Shane Jordan

  • Michael Formanek's Ensemble Kolossus Goes 'The Distance' on New ECM Records CD [REVIEW]

    Even though bassist/composer Michael Formanek's last two ECM CDs-'The Rub and Spare Change' (2010) and 'Small Places' (2012)-were very well-received, neither of them could possibly prepare you for the epic sounds that his Ensemble Kolossus makes on 'The Distance.'
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • The Daniel Bennett Group Solves 'The Mystery at Clown Castle' [REVIEW]

    There's no telling what you're going to hear on a Daniel Bennett Group CD. For his sixth such excursion into the realms of fantasy, spoken-word charisma, swing, post-bop, jazz-rock fusion and progressive instrumental pop, Bennett, a saxophonist by trade, leads his mighty quartet into more unknown directions. The 11 Bennett originals are trippy reminders why there's no ceiling today on the creativity of young adventurous jazzers...especially in New York City, the jazz capital of the world. Welcome to 'The Mystery of Clown Castle' (Manhattan Daylight Media).
    By Mike Greenblatt
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