Jazz Articles

Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble: Adverse Times

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 8, 2010

Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble Adverse Times Fisch Music 2010

Sometimes it seems that trumpet players get more of the spotlight than other instrument-playing bandleaders. Perhaps it's because of the tremendous legacy emanating from Louis Armstrong's tree. The nature of the trumpet speaks of leadership, bravura and high-wire-no-net playing. Yet it can be an enormous challenge for a trumpeter and bandleader in 2010 to stand out from the burgeoning ...

Carl Fischer & Organic Groove Ensemble: Renaissance Man

by Jack Bowers
August 2, 2004

Every musician--especially one who leads--has a game plan, and we can't simply dismiss it out of hand. We must listen and assess the plan on its merits. Trumpeter Carl Fischer, a mainstay in Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau ensemble, has spent several years putting together a group of his own, the latest version of which is represented on this album, which began life as a four-tune demo recording to scare up gigs before expanding into a well-rounded snapshot of the ...