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Article: SoCal Jazz

Jeff Richman: Fresh & Formidable Fusion Pioneer

by Jim Worsley
May 18, 2023

When the name Jeff Richman enters the conversation, there is a good chance you have nested deeply into the fusion guitarist rabbit hole. Richman recently released his eighteenth studio album XYZ (Blue Canoe, 2023), to go along with six gorgeously respectful tribute records. Now 71, the Berklee College of Music grad, has etched his name in ...

Article: Philosophisticated Lady

Jazz & The Wolf

by Marithe Van der Aa
August 11, 2017

When a literary critic is analysing one of Hermann Hesse's most influential novels, the discussion of jazz music used as a literary device might not immediately jump to his mind. However, throughout Steppenwolf, a story about a troubled academic who believes to be split between man and wolf, jazz proves to be a crucial motif.

News: Music Industry

Hank Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Harry Dean Stanton Headline Record Store Day Titles from Omnivore Recordings

March 2, 2014

If only every day could be like Record Store Day. On a mid-April Saturday, the hearty breed of surviving disc emporiums teem with music fans and crate diggers — all hoping to get their hands on the many limited-edition vinyl records issued by the labels. Omnivore Recordings will contribute four titles to the Record Store Day ...

Album

Steppenwolf

By World Saxophone Quartet

Label: Justin Time Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Intro; The Crossing; Intro; Li'l Poki; Intro; Sunrise; Giant Steps; Intro; Color for Duke; Intro; Tor

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Article: Album Review

World Saxophone Quartet: Steppenwolf

Read "Steppenwolf" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2002

Let's be up front: the World Saxophone Quartet has never made a bad record. Sure, some listeners might not appreciate the unbridled energy that marks much of their work--but as for the rest, there are no low points. On the other hand, no single WSQ record stands out above their twenty-some others. Certainly that's a catch ...

Article: Album Review

World Saxophone Quartet: Steppenwolf

Read "Steppenwolf" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
June 1, 2002

Extended pieces make up most of the program presented here by the World Saxophone Quartet in a live Chicago appearance from 1999. In front of an audience, the foursome is loose and natural; what you see is what you get. Since 1976, this ensemble has taken its alluring persona on the road in chamber ...