Jazz Articles about Derrick Michaels

Trio Xolo: In Flower, In Song

by Mike Jurkovic
September 20, 2022

There is always a concerted effort for something more than just music when Brooklyn's 577 Records releases its many substantial efforts. There is a sense of the unknown, the quixotic, the daring, the maddening, but never the mundane. So this debut release from Trio Xolo--Mexican-American bassist Zachary Swanson, Baltimore-based saxophonist Derrick Michaels and Lithuanian percussionist Dalius Naujo--free falls right into the sweet spot for some deep, organic listening. And though the musical setting is as true, tried and ...