Home » Jazz Musicians » Jewels and Binoculars

Jewels and Binoculars

Sign in / sign up and request admin access to the Jewels and Binoculars musician page.


Tags

271
Album Review

Jewels and Binoculars: Ships With Tattooed Sails

Read "Ships With Tattooed Sails" reviewed by Jeff Stockton


Jewels and Binoculars takes its name from a line in one of Bob Dylan's songs, and the irony is it's the lyrics that tend to undermine the interpretations offered up by bassist Lindsey Horner, percussionist Michael Vatcher and reed player Michael Moore on Ships with Tattooed Sails. This is the third outing for this leaderless trio, so the case for Dylan the melodist has been made. And while it may be true that the compositions are becoming less familiar, particularly ...

153
Album Review

Jewels and Binoculars: Ships with Tattooed Sails

Read "Ships with Tattooed Sails" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Jewels and Binoculars, the collaboration between Michael Vatcher (drums, percussion), Lindsey Horner (bass) and Michael Moore (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, melodica), delves into the Bob Dylan songbook for its third album, the Upshot Records release Ships with Tattooed Sails.

Dylan is not a stranger to them. They have been exploring his music since the 1990s, finding their inspiration in the images conjured by his words while taking flight from the roots of folk music to shape a whole new ...

Read more articles

Music

Similar

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.