Results for "Mike Holober"

Article: Album Review

Martin Wind Quartet: My Astorian Queen

by Pierre Giroux
December 5, 2021

Bassist Martin Wind is a German national who received his early education and began his career in that country. He arrived in the US in the mid 90s to further his musical education, and studied with the likes of Jim McNeely, Mike Holober and Kenny Werner among others. He eventually began to receive broader recognition through ...

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The Alchemist

July 24, 2021

Album: The Alchemist
By Scott Reeves
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 7:29

Article: Album Review

Scott Reeves Quintet: The Alchemist

by Jack Bowers
July 21, 2021

Devastating as it has been, the global Covid-19 pandemic has produced a few upsides as well, one of which is the rediscovery by versatile Scott Reeves of a concert that his quintet performed sixteen years ago, in May 2005, at the City College of New York. With time on his hands as a result of the ...

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New Bamboo

July 16, 2021

Album: The Alchemist
By Scott Reeves
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 07:57

Article: Lyrics

The 4th of July

by AAJ Staff
July 4, 2021

The 4th of July Music and lyrics by Mike Holober Music. Publisher: Connect the Dots Music BMI. How do we get there from here? a child asks her eyes open wide no fear that distant shore where hope and love are law Sparklers in small hands parades ...

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The 4th of July

Featuring the music of Mike Holober
Duration: 5:27
July 3, 2021

On the 4th of July 2017 I started a song inspired by my childhood reminiscences of the holiday, and my conflicted feelings about the current state of our society. I promised myself I would complete it for the next July 4th so I could share. The song languished for the next few years, and was finally finished in December 2020. I hoped it would lose some relevance after the November 3rd election, but sadly it seems as relevant as ever.

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The 4th of July

Featuring the music of Mike Holober
Duration: 5:27
May 25, 2021

On the 4th of July 2017 I started a song inspired by my childhood reminiscences of the holiday, and my conflicted feelings about the current state of our society. I promised myself I would complete it for the next July 4th so I could share. The song languished for the next few years, and was finally finished in December 2020. I hoped it would lose some relevance after the November 3rd election, but sadly it seems as relevant as ever.

Article: Multiple Reviews

2020 Releases Deserving Recognition

by Jerome Wilson
February 7, 2021

Pandemic or no pandemic, there were a lot of worthwhile jazz CDs released in 2020, more than could be covered within the year. Here are quick reviews of six of them. Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet Know Say Or See Self-Produced 2020 Benny Rubin Jr is a young ...

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Live at Maureen's Jazz Cellar

By Marvin Stamm

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Out of the Night Came You; Invitation; Dear Virginia; Morning Hope; All the Things You Are; Peace; Funkallero.

Article: Interview

Marvin Stamm: Team Player

by R.J. DeLuke
August 27, 2020

Trumpeter Marvin Stamm is known for being part of a gazillion albums, having that ability to go into a studio and play exactly what's required, whether it's for a records by pop singers, jazz artists, Paul McCartney, Donny Hathaway or touring with Frank Sinatra. It's a reputation the highly skilled player earned with hard work.