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Spirit Fingers

Anthony Garone, Claudio Scolari, Jason Kruk, Mohini Dey, Tom Kennedy, Miles Davis and Chick Corea

by Len Davis
May 25, 2026

We open with some fiery new music from drummer Jason Kruk with guitarist Wayne Krantz fromBeyond The Veil, and from German guitarist Sinan Cem Eroglu plus Greg Spero and Mohini Dey with some live fusion. From Italy Drift Lab lights things up quickly followed by guitar genius Matteo Mancuso. There's heavy fusion from Japanese band Dezolve ...

A random selection of the best new releases from 2020 - Part 2

by Len Davis
January 10, 2021

We continue with a selection of some of the best new releases from 2020 Playlist Oz Noy “Groovin" from Snapdragon (Abstract Logix) 00:00 Marcus Klossek Electric Trio “Done" from Time Was Now (Double Moon) 06:11 Cindy Blackman Santana “We Came to Play" from Give the Drummer Some (Copperline Music) 12:26 Derek Sherinian “Dragonfly" from The Phoenix ...

Spirit Fingers: Peace

by Phillip Woolever
August 11, 2020

Variety is said to be the spice of life and it's also a big plus for music. What stands out on this record is variety of the broadest measure. Pianist Greg Spero has a diverse resume that includes assembling this powerful quartet boasting guitarist Dario Chiazzolino and the mighty rhythm section of bassist Max ...

Max Gerl: Tbilisi

by Phillip Woolever
August 2, 2020

In a four-song display of highly skilled writing and musicianship, Max Gerl provides deep liftoff points for a versatile quartet to roll through thirty-three minutes of distinctly different pieces in a widely comprehensive range of jazz contexts. The songs share similar length and instrumental dexterity, but that's about it. In Gerl's thematic landscape, most uncommon ground ...

A Selection of Fresh Sounds and Some Re-releases

by Bob Osborne
April 23, 2020

This week we have a preview of the forthcoming album from Dave Douglas which celebrates the life and music of Dizzy Gillespie with compositions and arrangements inspired by the trumpet legend. Also featured are a recently re-released album from saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, her first self-released record; reissues of remarkable big band recordings from Joseph ...

Spirit Fingers

By Spirit Fingers

Label: Shanachie Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Inside; Maps; Try; For; Movement; Find; Space; Release; Location; Being; You; Realize.

Spirit Fingers: Spirit Fingers

by Roger Farbey
April 10, 2018

This is the debut album and brainchild of leader, pianist and composer Greg Spero, an undeniably gifted pianist and composer who has been mentored by fellow keyboardists and Miles Davis alumni Robert Irving III and Herbie Hancock. The musicians Spero assembled for his project amount to a veritable supergroup in terms of their prodigious talent. The ...