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Karl Latham: Living Standards II
by Glenn Astarita
Karl Latham's Living Standards II offers a daring sonic voyage, boldly blending jazz and classic rock into a transformative musical journey. Following its predecessor, Living Standards (Dropzone Jazz Records, 2016), Latham's quintet breathes remarkable new life into rock anthems, reimagining them as inventive jazz fusion pieces. The album's impressive ensemble--including bassist Mark Egan, guitarist Mitch Stein, keyboardist Henry Hey, vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid and percussionist Roger Squitero deconstructs iconic rock tracks into musical dialogues that transparently surpass customary boundaries. ...
Continue ReadingThe Hermanators: But What About Me?
by Mike Jacobs
Guitarist Mitch Stein, bassist Kip Reed and drummer Rodney Holmes had a great thing going with their trio, The Hermanators. Despite making a studio album--Twisted--and something of a splash in the '90s NYC club scene, it remains almost criminal that this group didn't take off. Thankfully, the talent of the trio's members didn't go unnoticed, leading to them each into stints with a host of varied artists (such as Tania Maria, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans (sax), Steve Kimock, the Brecker ...
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