Results for "Mike Jacobs"

Michael Manring: The Adamski Photographs

by Mike Jacobs
November 1, 2025

In many ways, Michael Manring's album The Book of Flame (Alchemy, 1998) proved to be a stylistic bridge between his Thonk (High Street, 1994)-era output and his subsequent canon (which ended up almost exclusively solo bass--oriented). But not only was the album populated with about half and half multi-instrument pieces to solo pieces, it also contained ...

Parsons / Ravitz / Har Even: Twelve Steps

by Mike Jacobs
November 1, 2025

Bruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting

by Mike Jacobs
October 29, 2025

To anyone that has paid attention to his nearly 40-year career, it goes without saying that Bruce Hornsby is much more than a guy with pop hits, MTV videos, GRAMMYs and stints with the Grateful Dead under his belt. For those that haven't, look no further than the title track from his album Camp Meeting (Legacy ...

Wolfgang Muthspiel Sextet: Dance (4 Prince)

by Mike Jacobs
October 28, 2025

As an avid mixtaper from way back, I subjected (read: introduced) my younger drummer brother to many an unsolicited, 90-minute collection of artists and tunes. Happily, these reportedly did turn him on to a lot of new musical avenues and expanded his horizons. But alas, to reciprocate, I fear he had the much more daunting task ...

Chris Thile: Club G.R.O.S.S.

by Mike Jacobs
October 3, 2025

Chris Tarry: Rest Of The Story

by Mike Jacobs
September 27, 2025

Canadian bassist Chris Tarry released his last album, Rest of the Story (Nineteen Eight, 2011) as a CD / book hybrid before effectively exiting music to become a full-time writer. As the title track shows, he is an uncommonly talented composer as well as a fine bassist. Hopefully it won't be the last musical endeavor heard ...

Berklee Indian Ensemble featuring Shankar Mahadevan: Five Peace Band

by Mike Jacobs
September 27, 2025

From December 2016, the uber-talented Berklee Indian Ensemble takes on the John McLaughlin composition “Five Peace Band" with Shakti's master vocalist, Shankar Mahadevan presiding. Among many other things, the staggeringly tight voice/guitar, voice/violin unison lines, and improvisations will likely have you questioning if these are students or masters--or both. (The answer is yes.) ...

Kneebody: Everywhere From There To There

by Mike Jacobs
August 28, 2025

Victor Bailey: Sweet Tooth

by Mike Jacobs
August 24, 2025

Jimmy Herring: Hope

by Mike Jacobs
August 23, 2025

Some bands' repertoire is so iconic that it rarely gets covered in any meaningful, updated way. Though it falls squarely into this category, Jimmy Herring's expanded 2013 revamp of the Mahavishnu Orchestra's stalwart piece, “Hope" was said to have moved composer John McLaughlin himself and planted the seeds for their subsequent collaborative “Meeting of the Spirits" ...