Jazz Articles about Mike Gotthard

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New music from Shob, Mike Gotthard and Soft Machine, old favourites with Teymur Phell, Mike Prigoditch and Alberto Rigoni

by Len Davis
March 15, 2026

We begin our new releases with France's Shob. blending fusion grooves with punchy horns. Hungarian guitarist Mike Gotthard follows, joined by Scott Kinsey, Gergo Borlai and bassist Anton Davidyants. From Buenos Aires, Musaiko brings fresh sounds, while Rich Ruttenberg and Jimmy Haslip adds driving electric rhythms. Mumbai guitarist Rhythm Shaw teams with Mohini Dey, before the Legendary Soft Machine and bassist Dean Gaudion closes our new releases. From Barcelona, On The Raw revisit their 2019 release, and Belgium's Antoine Pierre ...

Album Review

Gergo Borlai: The Missing Song

Read "The Missing Song" reviewed by Jim Worsley

by Jim Worsley
May 29, 2020

The Missing Song has been heralded as a tribute to Gergo Borlai's nine most influential drummers still alive and performing today. This is much more than just listing them and perhaps covering one of their songs. Borlai composed eight of the nine new songs on this album. He plays them all in the manner, or mindset, of each drummer. The thought process, and level of preparation was meticulous for every drummer and every song. The drum kit, cymbals, sticks, pedals, ...