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Album Review

Michael Jefry Stevens: The Survivor's Suite

Read "The Survivor's Suite" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
October 10, 2003

Michael Jefry Stevens is a fluid player who finds his comfort level not only on the cool side but also through free jazz and instant improvisation. His touch is both delicate and hard hitting, stopping short of bombast when he ventures into the latter. The balance is visible on this solo record not only in his choice of material, but also in his treatment of the songs, particularly in his interpretation of 'Ask Me Now.' His phrasing has an elegance, ...

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Album Review

Michael Jefry Stevens & Mark Whitecage: Short Stories

Read "Short Stories" reviewed by Robert Spencer

by Robert Spencer
September 1, 1998

Many of the tracks on Short Stories start in a tone of regretful tenderness befitting the title of the first track, “Bittersweet." But there is a piquancy to the playing of both members of this duo, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and multi-talented reedman (alto & soprano sax, plus alto clarinet) Mark Whitecage, that makes this more than your average jazz ballad. Stevens' playing is invested with the harmonic richness of classical music, combined with the inexorable forward motion of jazz ...