Friday, February 18 2011
Jason Adasiewicz: Sun Rooms
Chicago vibes player Jason Adasiewicz pushes forward with a move to the legendary Delmark label.
Wednesday, August 25 2010
Archie Shepp: The New York Contemporary Five
Archie Shepp's free-jazz all-star band was unstoppable... until they stopped themselves.
Wednesday, August 19 2009
Rob Mazurek Quintet: Sound Is
Mazurek's latest Delmark release is a complete and well-sequenced work that's as simultaneously beautiful and challenging as anything in the cornetist's discography.
Wednesday, February 11 2004
Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Lounge
Fred Anderson has a lovely sound on tenor saxophone, bigger than Sonny Rollins and more on the lines of the sort of thing Charlie Rouse and Anderson’s fellow-Chicagoan Gene Ammons.
Monday, November 12 2001
Fred Anderson: On the Run
Fred Anderson is what jazz musicians have always been about—learning to craft their music over a lifetime, never feeling like they’ve “arrived”, and nurturing new generations of talent by providing an example and providing them with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment.
