Michael Kabran's work has appeared in Washington City Paper, JazzTimes, Harp, The Gazette of Politics and Business, and NPR's Next Generation Radio. As a musician, he has performed with numerous jazz, classical, and pop groups, including the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic.
Reviews
Thursday, September 8 2011
Michael Formanek: The Rub and Spare Change
Bassist Michael Formanek and his stellar quartet show how jazz played by Raymond Chandler and other noir greats might sound.
Monday, June 27 2011
Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen and Per Jorgensen: Kuara
Finnish jazz drummer Markku Ounaski and his talented bandmates offer minimalist interpretations of psalms and folks songs connected with the Finno-Ugric peoples.
Tuesday, April 5 2011
Fake Problems: Real Ghosts Caught on Tape
An enjoyable album that closely follows in the anthemic guitar rock footsteps of labelmates Gaslight Anthem and Jesse Malin.
Monday, March 28 2011
James Cotton: Giant
The blues harmonica legend is back with his first album in six years, and it's dedicated to the memory of Koko Taylor.
Wednesday, January 26 2011
Warriors: The Cookers
The jazz supergroup Warriors gives you a taste of what a jam session with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and the other greats of 1960s post-bop might sound like today.
Blogs
Wednesday, February 24 2010
Muppets, Myra, and More: The Best Jazz of 2010 -- So Far.
It's only February, but 2010 has already yielded a fistful of significant jazz releases.
Thursday, November 26 2009
Jimmy Cobb's So What Band Covers Kind of Blue: 9.Nov.09 - Barcelona
Legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb's So What Band paid tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on its 50th birthday. It was a fitting tribute to the most cherished album in jazz.
