Michael Coleman

Kenny Wollesen: LATRALA

by Glenn Astarita
August 29, 2024

When a February 2022 gig at John Zorn's experimental showcase The Stone was unexpectedly canceled due to Covid protocol, Wollesen seized the lemon juicer and booked the band into Shahzad Ismaily's famed Figure 8 studio in Brooklyn for the following two days. The session was engineered by Lily Wen and produced by Will Shore, a composer who plays vibes alongside Wollesen in the utopian art-jazz group Užupis. Playing together for the first time, LATRALA recorded nearly the entire album and ...

Joshua Crumbly: Rise

by Geno Thackara
July 14, 2020

Joshua Crumbly and his bass have logged a good few miles learning from a respectable number of fellow players (Victor Bailey, Terence Blanchard, Kamasi Washington and more) in his fairly young career, and it shows—his debut may not be as wildly eclectic as it could have been with such a colorful history to build on, but then it's not specifically meant to be. Rise is more about portraying emotions and inner thoughts, and the variety of players and tones here ...

Michael Coleman and the Delmark All-Stars: Blues Brunch at the Mart

by John Barron
June 22, 2008

Every June, in celebration of the Chicago Blues Festival, Delmark Records hosts its annual Blues Brunch at the Jazz Record Mart. This live recording from the 2005 brunch features guitar great Michael Coleman backing up a stellar cast of Delmark artists.

Blues fans might remember Coleman as a member of James Cotton's legendary band from the 1980s, appearing on classic recordings like Live From Chicago: Mr. Superharp Himself! (Alligator, 1984). A dynamic frontman himself, Coleman and ...