Jazz Articles about Mark Sowlakis

Mark Sowlakis: Sinfonetta

by Ollie Bivens
March 28, 2006

Bay Area-resident clarinetist, composer and arranger Mark Sowlakis' Sinfonetta is a rich amalgam of two genres that have not always found common ground in the past--jazz and classical music. Because Sowlakis is so thoroughly trained in both fields, the project comes off almost without a hitch. He plays with some of New York's best, if underrecorded musicians, including fellow clarinetist Perry Robinson, pianist Frank Kimbrough, and Ed and George Schuller (bass and drums respectively).

Among the strongest tracks on Sinfonetta ...