Jazz Articles about Mark Esakoff

Chasm: Wood Wind & Skin

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 16, 2021

When Mark Esakoff and Michael Whipple began collaborating in 1987, they focused their sound on the resonance of three sources: Wood (claves, marimbas, etc.), wind (flute, recorder, etc.) and skin (nylon strings, congas, etc.). Although their first four releases expanded their sound into metallic, electronic and other timbres, this fifth release honors the Wood, Wind & Skin purity of their early founding days. In Chasm, Esakoff's primary voices are nylon string guitar and marimba (which he professes to ...