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Jazz Is Dead: Great Sky River
by Todd S. Jenkins
One of America's hottest jam bands continues to mine the bottomless repertoire of the Grateful Dead. On their third album, Jazz Is Dead breathes new life into classics that Deadheads haven't ever gotten enough of. The intuition between guitarist Jimmy Herring (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends), bassist Alphonso Johnson (Miles Davis, ...
Willie Oteri's Jazz Gunn: Concepts of MateMaToot
by Todd S. Jenkins
Hot and cool jam-band excellence from Austin, Texas. Over the past decade, the stigma has faded from Miles Davis’ electric experiments, and many valuable elements in the music have been recognized as it finally moved into its time. Willie Oteri and Jazz Gunn offer an enticing update of the electric Miles aesthetic, including power-pumped covers of ...
Manuel Barrueco: Nylon & Steel
by Todd S. Jenkins
Sheer guitar heaven, a meeting of minds from all sides of the Western musical experience. Manuel Barrueco is a globally acclaimed classical guitarist who specializes in Spanish musics but has also explored Bach, Toru Takemitsu and Arvo Pärt over the past 25 years. This disc pairs him with three guitarists most familiar to fusion fans: Al ...
Mike Stern: Voices
by Todd S. Jenkins
Mike Stern voyages around the musical world, taking many crib notes. Stern has been one of the foremost guitarists in fusion since his service with Miles Davis in the 80s, and with each album his musicianship and compositional sensibilities grow more appealing. This album ventures further from mainstream jazz than is usual for Stern, as he ...
Craig Horton: In My Spirit
by Todd S. Jenkins
Craig Horton is one of the great well-kept secrets of the modern blues. A Chicago-bred veteran of gigs with Little Walter, The Dells, Sam Myers & the Mississippi Delta Blues Band, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, The Inkspots and many other top acts, Horton has until now suffered from too little name recognition. He is an unacknowledged ...
Jean-Luc Ponty: Life Enigma
by Todd S. Jenkins
A living legend looks both backwards and forwards, crafting unique music of profound elegance. It’s been a while since Jean-Luc Ponty graced us with a solo album of this caliber. His rewarding detour into The Rite of Strings is behind him for now as the electric violinist revisits the pop-jazz fusion that made him a megastar ...
Johnny A.: Sometime Tuesday Morning
by Todd S. Jenkins
A wild, woolly, wonderful lesson in where the guitar has been and where it might be headed. If Johnny A. isn’t familiar to every guitar-head in America within two years, there’s no justice in this world. It’s rare to find a guitarist who has both a profound sense of the instrument’s history and the spunk to ...
Travis Sullivan's Project One: As We Speak
by Todd S. Jenkins
A fine collection of warm and cool originals by a strong up-and-coming altoist. Travis Sullivan is an original voice on the horn with some really sharp ideas. His compositions often approach the edges of early-Ornette freedom while remaining accessible and comfortable. Possible hints of Tristano come and go, although Sullivan is certainly more open-minded and tasteful ...
Spaced Out: Spaced Out
by Todd S. Jenkins
Spaced Out is a powerful prog-fusion band from Montreal. Formed in '98 by bassist Antoine Fafard, the group draws influences from Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Bruford, but manage to craft their own unique sound in the end. This album could be the soundtrack to a sci-fi epic not yet written. One can imagine the transports ...
Miles Davis: The Essential Miles Davis
by Todd S. Jenkins
There can't be too many musical tasks as daunting as trying to trim Miles Davis' prodigious output down into two discs worth of “essentials". No matter how much time and thought went into this amazing package, arguments are sure to ensue for years to come. That said, reissue producers Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden have done ...
