Scott Neumann/Tom Christensen

Scott Neumann/Tom Christensen: Spin Cycle

by Mark Corroto
May 13, 2016

The new ensemble led by Scott Neumann and Tom Christensen is called Spin Cycle. It could, maybe should, have been dubbed The Chameleonic Quartet. Along with the virtuosic sidemen, guitarist Pete McCann and bassist Phil Palombi, the ten tracks spin-off varying styles and musical modes, from blues to ballads, punk to funk. Such catholic tastes are not unexpected from drummer Scott Neumann, who was raised on the jazz-rock fusion of Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, then went on ...