Articles by Scott Douglas

Mike DiRubbo: The First Priority? Recording This Band

by Scott Douglas
June 21, 2007

For New York Accent: Live at the Kitano (Cellar Live, 2007), his fourth record as leader, alto saxophonist DiRubbo chose to forego the studio for the room at Manhattan's Kitano Hotel. DiRubbo picked the setting in part because, with paid studio dates becoming increasingly rare for independent jazz musicians, he realized he needed to take the reins of getting his next record out. So he assembled a killer band--piano legend Harold Mabern, long-time bassist-of-choice Dwayne Burno and ...