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Brent Laidler
Brent attended Western Michigan University, majoring in Music Education with a minor in Composition. He also attended Red Wing Technical Institute for Band Instrument Repair, owns and operates Brent’s Bench, Inc. Band Instrument Repair Shop in Lafayette and has developed an extensive professional and collegiate faculty clientele during more than three decades of dedicated service to the industry. His endorsements include Purdue Bands, Jacobs School of Music, DePauw, Butler, Ball State Universities and the Indianapolis Symphony as well as three different DCI Corps and the International Trumpet Guild. Brent is a Jazz Clinician and member of the Indiana Jazz Educator’s Association as well as being a composer and performer. He has performed and recorded with Randy Salman, Leonard Foy and Brent Wallarab from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra with David Baker
Hidden Gems
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Haba Verde; #5 Shomeda Way; Gemani (Gem-a-nee); Ballad for B; Riffy Business; Somewhere in Central Park; Evening Song; Bop Like; Petite Parasol; Without a Tres.
Brent Laidler: Hidden Gems
by Jack Bowers
The Hidden Gems alluded to by guitarist Brent Laidler on his third recording as leader comprise unique and seductive melodies and chord changes he uncovered while taking time during the Covid pandemic to skim through and sight-read some 14,000 tunes in 'fake books' and on his laptop computer, most of which never made it past that ...
Eric Lilley, Jim Doherty, Jeremy Pelt, Dawn After Dawn, Sharel Cassity
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by pianist and composer Eric Lilley, soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen, The Republic of Ireland's tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley and pianist Jim Doherty, drummer and composer Travis Brant, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the trio project Dawn After Dawn, saxophonist Sharel Cassity, and clarinetist Kinan ...
Brent Laidler: Hidden Gems
by Patrick Burnette
Guitarist Brent Laidler has released mainstream jazz albums infused with a cheerful attitude throughout his career. They tend to feature all original tunes, but unlike most jazz releases featuring (cursed with?) the All-Original Syndrome, his tunes are catchy, accessible, and sometimes even mood-enhancing. Given that hundreds--if not thousands--of small group jazz albums are released each year, ...
Steve Smith, Don Paul, Mike Stern, John Surman & More
by Bob Osborne
In this eclectic mix there is a 40th anniversary retrospective of the work of ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith. In addition a then and now look at guitarist Mike Stern plus a remarkable album from poet Don Paul. This is interspersed with some new releases plus a new version of a 1969 recording by UK jazz legend ...
Harry Drabkin, Jacob Wutzke, Jackson Potter, Liz Cole and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Harry Drabkin, Jacob Wutzke, Jackson Potter, Liz Cole, Joe Syrian, Renee Rosnes, Benjie Porecki, Allegra Levy, Scott Hamilton, Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Steve Johns, David Caffey, Claire Martin, Jenny Hill, Theoretical Planets, Rick Roe, Judy Wexler, Eugenie Jones, Dave Stryker, MTB, Dan Moretti and more. Playlist Harry Drabkin ...
MTB, Michel Petrucciani, Judy Wexler, Carl Allen and more.
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by MTB, Jacob Wutzke, Michel Petrucciani, Judy Wexler, Bruce Harris, Jenny Hill, Oz Noy, Eugenie Jones, George Cables, Brian Lynch, Bill Moio, David Caffey, Alvin Queen, Christopher Boscole, Dave Stryker, Carl Allen, Brad Goode, Joe Syrian, Peter Erskine, Ryan Middagh and more. Playlist MTB “Angola" from Solid Jackson (Criss ...
Massimiliano Cignitti, Marianne Solivan, Tim Berne, Martin Tétreault
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by bassist Massimiliano Cignitti, spoken word poet Don Paul, vocalist Marianne Solivan, saxophonist Tim Berne, free improvisation musician and visual artist Martin Tétreault, and pianist and composer Steve Sandberg. Playlist John Coltrane “Lush Life" from Lush Life (Impulse!) 13:54 Brent ...
Lisa Hilton, Blue Moods, Jim Mullen, Claire Martin and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music Lisa Hilton, Blue Moods, Jim Mullen, Claire Martin, Rick Roe, Scott Hamilton, Benjie Porecki, Allegra Levy, Jessica Jones, Roberto Margris, Brent Laidler, Eldad Tarmu, Thomas Martin Lopez, Renee Rosnes, Don Paul, Theoretical Planets, Steve Smith, Camille Thurman, Brian Charette, Ben Paterson and more. Playlist Lisa Hilton “All Blues" from ...
