Jazz Articles about Rob Sudduth

About Rob Sudduth

Liner Notes

Dan Krimm is hardly the first artist to find inspiration in the bounteous beauty of Marin County, but in composing, recording and designing Second Wind he's crafted a musical sojourn equally fueled by locally sourced creativity. Since moving to San Rafael in 2016, he's reimmersed himself in music after several years focusing on other pursuits. With Second Wind, he's reintroducing himself as a fretless bassist, bandleader, and composer with a gift for honing singing melodic lines. And he's keeping excellent ...

Album Review

Tony Adamo: Soul Glide

Read "Soul Glide" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 6, 2024

"Soul Glide" is the latest offering from singer/composer and hipster nonpareil, Tony Adamo. The track is a slick R&B throwback with an Eddie Harris “Listen Here" vibe and groove. It is an enjoyable listen and it has terrific momentum and bite. Over a solid rhythm bed from this spirited ensemble, Rob Sudduth's tenor opens the track with a tight “Famous Flames"-like line that chants a musical “you dig?" Adamo joins the party singing lyrics that are lathered ...

Album Review

Tony Adamo: Better Than Picasso At Midnite

Read "Better Than Picasso At Midnite" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 25, 2022

When you listen to vocal artist Tony Adamo, it reminds of that 1960s' mantra from Jimi Hendrix, “Are You Experienced?" That's because Adamo is a brilliantly creative talent whose recordings are so hip, so singular that they're something that you don't just listen to; you experience them. From his past efforts, we know that he dwells in a world where words are “sing-spoke," told with a heavy dollop of jazz names served up Cool. He's a griot whose game is ...