Results for "Dean Johnston"

Dean Johnston

Loon & Thrush

By Club d'Elf

Label: Face Pelt Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bird Song; Loon and Thrush; Left Hand of Clyde; Softly; New Speedway Boogie; Second Line; Dux Lux; Atlas Mountain Hop; Like a Silence; Level Up Your Soul.

Club D'Elf: Loon & Thrush

by Doug Collette
April 10, 2026

In overseeing Club D'Elf since its inception over 25 years ago, founder-leader-bassist Mike Rivard has maintained a core lineup around which has revolved a colorful cast of collaborators as eclectic as the music they have played.  Loon & Thrush is no exception, yet its creation took place in the shadow of the passing of ...

You Never Know

By Club d'Elf

Label: Face Pelt Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Boney Oscar Stomp; Zeed Al Maal; Now Open Yours Eyes; Golden Hour; In A Silent Way / It's About That Time; Dark Fish; Dervish Dance; Lalla Aisha In Jhaptal; Allah Ya Moulana; King Kong.

Club d'Elf: Night Sparkles

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 1, 2019

On December 16, 2011, bassist and bandleader Mike Rivard and the rest of the floating Club d'Elf instrumental ensemble assembled at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge (MA), for their regular gig at the regular location in the extended live residency that the band began at the Lounge back in 1998 (and continues to this day). Guest ...

Riding Waves, Moving Boundaries, and Building The Wall

by Chris M. Slawecki
November 23, 2019

Franco Ambrosetti Quintet Long Waves Unit Records 2019 Trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti balances in the middle of three jazz generations, the father of saxophonist Gianluca and son of saxophonist Flavio, who once played opposite Charlie Parker at the Paris Jazz Festival. Although he grew up studying classical ...

Club d'Elf: Live at Club Helsinki

by Chris M. Slawecki
June 5, 2017

Club d'Elf and their sprawling live records present a unique challenge to folks who write about them. This double Live at Club Helsinki set reveals every modern style and multiple Moroccan rhythms (except for opera and bluegrass--maybe). But often we want so much to relate or explain these sounds, and there's so much going on in ...

Jazz in Its Present Tents

by Chris M. Slawecki
June 1, 2017

Jazz sets up camp throughout different geographies--and centuries. Bossacucanova The Best of Bossacucanova Six Degrees Records 2016 Few bands have built upon the legacy of their chosen field the way that Bossacucanova has advanced the music of their native Brazil. Their story begins about two ...

Club d'Elf: Live at Club Helsinki

by Maurizio Comandini
February 3, 2017

Il gruppo mutabile di elfi che si raccoglie abitualmente attorno al bassista Mike Rivard ha colpito di nuovo. Questa volta però il gruppo Club D'Elf non è stato registrato nell'abituale Lizard Lounge di Cambridge, nella immediata periferia di Boston, che ospita praticamente ogni settimana (o giù di lì) i loro lunghi concerti. Per questa importante occasione ...

Club d'Elf: Live at Club Helsinki

by Mark Sullivan
January 17, 2017

The Boston-based collective Club d'Elf seems to attract genre labels like nobody's business. Moroccan-dosed dub-jazz, trance, psychedelia, free jazz, electronica, hip hop, avant-garde, jam band, rock...what other styles have you got? At one point or another any of these labels could apply, but the distinctions are blurred in the joyous sonic stew. The band has hosted ...