Jazz Articles about Mack Avenue Superband

Mack Avenue Superband: Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival - 2014

by Dan Bilawsky
October 15, 2015

Bands fostered by labels and sourced from their stables are nothing new. The concept itself has always carried great possibility, but many a label has dropped the ball on the artistic responsibility side of the equation. At their worst, these types of get-togethers have come off as incongruous gatherings that are crudely slapped together. The concerts and/or albums that often fall into that category typically have one thing in common: they're there to make a quick buck and nothing else ...