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Michael Rabinowitz Jazz Quartet South: Reunion

by Jack Bowers
September 9, 2026

Although the words “jazz" and “bassoon" rarely appear in the same sentence, that is something North Carolina-based jazz bassoonist Michael Rabinowitz would like to help change. Yes, Rabinowitz is a jazz musician, and the bassoon is his instrument of choice, which must have led to some interesting conversations: “Hey, would you like to join my jazz quartet?" “I might. What instrument do you play?" “I play the bassoon." “The bassoon? Like in ...

Album Review

Rich Willey: Boptism Christmas

Read "Boptism Christmas" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
November 20, 2024

With seasonal jazz albums in rather short supply this year, it is a pleasure to welcome Boptism Christmas, a series of mostly well- known holiday tunes ably performed by multi-instrumentalist Rich Willey and his impressive North Carolina-based octet-plus-one. The “plus one" applies to Tracks 5 and 6, on which Russ Wilson joins the ensemble to sing ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") or play drums ("Little Drummer Boyz"). Wilson sings respectably on a jazzed-up version of “Rudolph," a mega-hit ...