Mike Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble

Mike Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble: Aftermath

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 2001

As last year’s debut album by pianist Mike Long’s NYSAJE was labeled Explosion, it’s entirely appropriate that its second enterprise should be dubbed Aftermath. One should not be lulled, however, into believing that the aftermath is somehow less dynamic than the explosion itself. This aftermath packs a devastating wallop of its own, orchestrated by Longo and ignited by twenty–two of the New York City area’s most accomplished sidemen. Although it’s not stated in so many words, we presume that all ...