Jazz Articles about Steve Fell

About Steve Fell

Album Review

On King Comfy, Tim Carman Trio plays with such irrepressible glee that it is difficult, if not impossible, to resist the vivacious charm of their musicianship. Over the course of the album's forty-minutes, its tongue-in- cheek title becomes as much (or more) of a direct reflection of the band's natural fluidity as its ingratiating cover photo. Much of the fun in listening to this, the threesome's second full-length album, is trying to identify the apparent teases in cuts ...

Album Review

Jared Sims: Against All Odds

Read "Against All Odds" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 8, 2022

Any tenor saxophonist with the surname Sims is certain to draw the attention of a seasoned reviewer, if only out of curiosity. The first name in this instance is Jared, not Zoot (well, not John). As it turns out, Sims has an impressive resume as a performer, writer, educator and leader; Against All Odds is at least his tenth album as foreman of his own group. Jared Sims is a capable player who knows his way around a horn; what ...