Jazz Articles about Jon Krosnick

About Jon Krosnick

Radio & Podcasts

This is an interview with renowned jazz drummer Jon Krosnick, who has been a significant figure in the music industry for several decades. Songs featured in this segment include “The Mean Time" and “Walk The Walk." Jon Krosnick began playing piano at age six and drums at age nine. Most of his formal musical training occurred ten summers at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. There, he studied classical percussion and jazz drumming, and he performed with ...

Album Review

Charged Particles: Live at the Baked Potato!

Read "Live at the Baked Potato!" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
April 17, 2022

The late tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker was held in the highest regard by fellow saxophonists, while at the same time being seen as far too eclectic to be part of the jazz pantheon (due in no small part to his sideman work in rock and pop). This album focuses on Brecker as composer, spanning three decades of his work, and honoring his performance practice as well. There was no attempt to recreate his legendary chops, but the group was careful ...