Jazz Articles about The Slip

The Slip: Live At Lupo

by Dennis Cook
September 22, 2004

Uncompromising creativity. That's the harmonic buzz underscoring every note that pours from The Slip. On their first full concert release, these players announce immediately that they are forging their own path, but they've made it wide enough for anyone with the ears to hear to join them, living proof that an adventurous spirit can also be catchy as all get out.

Opener “Old George," with its bullets and boxes, shows that pop music need not lack character or complexity. And ...