Jazz Articles about Pete Zimmer Quintet

Pete Zimmer: Common Man

by Paul Olson
December 10, 2004

Pete Zimmer Quintet Common Man Tippin' Records 2004

A couple of years ago I was talking about music with a friend, and on the subject of jazz he said, dismissively, “nothing new is happening in jazz music. The last real innovation was at least thirty years ago." I didn't even try to rebut him because in many ways he was correct; what was the last big new movement in jazz anyway? Fusion? Love it ...