Neil Welch – tenor saxophone, Chris Icasiano – drums/percussion Formed more than 10 years ago, Bad Luck are an avant-jazz duo featuring Neil Welch playing tenor saxophone and...
The Origin Uber Band consists primarily of artists who record for the Origin Arts label. Given that Origin has organized the Ballard Jazz Festival in Seattle since it...
Brad Shepik, who was raised in the Seattle area, began playing guitar at the age of 10 and studied music with the likes of Ralph Towner and John...
Human Ottoman is a prog rock band from Portland who “actively ear-pillage” the Pacific Northwest US. Their lineup features Julian Kosanovic playing cello, Grayson Fiske playing vibraphone, and...
Mushroom With Eddie Gale - Joint Happening (Hyena Records, 2007) Depending on your point of view, this is either a very majestic well thought out experimental body of...
During the 1960s, many new and exciting musical movements emerged. Psychedelic rock is of course the first that comes to mind, but it was also the decade of...
A Love Supreme is a very special album, even in the large scope of John Coltrane’s work. Bearing resemblance with the post-bop style of its time,...
With many of the original tracks, by differing members of the band, such as “Lands End,” “Sandu” and “Cherokee,” going on to become jazz standards, it’s no wonder...
“The older I get, the more critical I become” Belgian free jazz saxophonist Cel Overberghe plays with his son and played with his brother in law Fred Van...
Listen/buy: http://sunnysidezone.com/album/philadelphia-beat I know, it’s been awhile since I sat down with you cool cats and kitten ... this afternoon Philadelphia Beat is playing in the background, sounding like...