Results for "Robert Boston"

Robert Boston

The Center Will Hold

By Steve Swell

Label: Not Two Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Celestial Navigation; The Center Will Hold; Mikrokosmos II; Laugh So You Don't Cry; Robo Call; Spontaneous Protocols.

Steve Swell: The Center Will Hold

by John Sharpe
December 20, 2020

Unusual instrumentation inspires NYC-based trombonist Steve Swell to ever greater heights on the six compositions comprising The Center Will Hold. Pride of place goes to veteran drummer Andrew Cyrille, who certainly deserves the extra billing he receives on the cover. Beside him are a mixture of long time colleagues of the trombonist, violinist Jason Kao Hwang ...

Steve Swell / Robert Boston / Michael Vatcher: Brain In A Dish

by John Sharpe
January 7, 2020

It is hard to think of a more complete trombone player on the scene than Steve Swell. While a go-to sideman for the likes of William Parker, Ken Vandermark, Jason Kao Hwang and Tim Daisy, he has also amassed a significant body of work over the years in his own right. Although his output has featured ...

Brain In A Dish

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Brain In A Dish; New Use For Old Neurons; Feed Me!; Just Another Alogism; Tastier Than Oranges; No Heavy Perfumes; How Do You Like Yours?; Fried Or Roasted?; See Our Ad; Trepanation Trepidation; Psychopath In A Church Pew.

The Core Trio featuring Matthew Shipp: The Core Trio Live, featuring Matthew Shipp

by Karl Ackermann
October 20, 2016

What we have here is no-nonsense free improvisation where the track titles are chronologically functional but the music has a mind of its own. This is the Core Trio, who in direct opposition to that kind of pragmatic naming convention, have consistently performed and recorded as a small combo with an additional guest. Robert Boston, Steve ...