Results for "Larry Melton"

Larry Melton

Calling

By Matt Belzer

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: I, Chihuahua; Gazelle; Doom; Lenox Avenue Breakdown; Calling; Liberia; Inner Urge; Of My Choosing; Sympathetic Vibrations; Mystery Guest.

Anansi Trio: Calling

by Jerome Wilson
May 26, 2020

The Washington, DC based Anansi Trio create a lot of varying sounds with a deceptively simple lineup of reeds, bass and percussion. Their first album, On The Path (Anansi Trio, 2018), established their approach of mixing jazz and world rhythms based around the intricate sound of Mark Merella's combination trap drum and conga setup. This second ...

Anansi Trio: On The Path

by Jerome Wilson
July 2, 2018

The concept of a sax-bass-drums trio is not a new one, but Washington, DC's Anansi Trio puts a new twist on the idea through Mark Merella playing what he calls a hybrid drum kit, incorporating conga drums, cymbals and parts of a trap drum set. This adds extra measures of bounce and groove to his playing ...