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Pocket Quartet

Combining the freewheeling groove and grit of mid-century blues and jazz with original compositions and instrumentation, the Pocket Quartet consists of David Dvorin on electric guitar, Randy McKean on contra-alto clarinet, Tim Bulkley on drums, and Matt Langley on soprano and tenor saxophones. While only formed a few years ago, the players’ connections run deep, with Dvorin, McKean and Bulkley having performed together for years on multiple projects, including the groups Flounder and Stinson Trio. Top-notch soloist, Langley, was added to the lineup after moving to Northern California from his native New England, where he chalked up over 40 years of professional work playing with notable jazz artists, easily fitting into the group’s unique musical aesthetic.

Hard-Boiled Music

By David Dvorin

Label: Cure-All Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Low, Low, Low; Benny the Fink; Flim-Flam Man; Thumb on the Scale (of Justice); Exit, the Side Door; The Shiv; Jade Earrings (Chinoiserie); Blotto Blues, The Getaway

Peter Evans, Shawn Lovato, Flyways & Mali Obonsawin

by Maurice Hogue
November 12, 2025

Peter Evans' new Ars Ludicra with his quartet Being & Becoming is a perfect example of how Evans has become one of the creative world's most captivating trumpeters. His music is filled with “unexpectations" and surprises. Don't pass up this recording. Preview tracks from upcoming albums should entice you too--bassist Shawn Lovato's Biotic & Flyways' Mutualism ...