Jazz Articles about Justin Rothberg

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Lee Ritenour, Jeff Lorber, Igor Wilcox, Justin Rothberg and much more

by Len Davis
July 30, 2021

Lee Ritenour, Jeff Lorber, Vernon Dollar & Adala from Zimbabwe, Igor Wilcox Quartet's new single “UFO" and new releases also from Dewa Budjana, Justin Rothberg and Julian Lage. Playlist Lee Ritenour “Twist Of Rit" from A Twist Of Rit (Concord) 00:00 Jeff Lorber Fusion “Curiosity" from Space Time (Shanachie) 06:52 Vernon Dollar & Adala “Frenzy Retro Funk" from The Millennial Blues (Global Elite)13:44 Igor Wilcox Quartet “UFO" from UFO (Room 73) 20:42 Dewa Budjana “Naurora" from Naurora (Moonjune) ...

Album Review

The Justin Rothberg Group: Hurricane Mouse

Read "Hurricane Mouse" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 25, 2021

The Justin Rothberg Group is a quintet led by the versatile New York-based guitarist who wrote eleven of the dozen numbers on the group's third CD, a diverse enterprise that covers a lot of ground, from funk, fusion and blues to rock, R&B and occasional mainstream jazz. Funk is the groove in which Rothberg's sometimes abrasive guitar most often lands, a stance that is abetted and reinforced by his solicitous teammates. Even though Rothberg's guitar—and mandolin—serve as ...