Jazz Articles about Kirsten Edkins

Kirsten Edkins: Art & Soul

by Hrayr Attarian
October 22, 2015

Saxophonist Kirsten Edkins delivers a delightful and charming batch of mainstream jazz with her engaging and exuberant debut Art & Soul. The tracks alternate between soulful, smoky burners and cooler, airier ones with relaxed tempos and intricate arrangements. Keyboardist Larry Goldings' earthy, simmering Hammond B3 often drives the former type. For instance, “Mean Greens" opens with drummer Mark Ferber's throbbing beats and loose rumble. Goldings' eloquent phrases brim with soul and earthy, simmering vamps and are quite exciting ...