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Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music: Lord, When You Send the Rain (Sinking City Records)
Byron Asher, who plays multiple reed instruments, leads his 11-piece ensemble, Skrontch Music, in a program of his compositions and concepts. In several respects, this talent-packed group of some of New Orleans finest players, works in an orchestral-like setting particularly during the album’s early cuts. Later, the music and vibe change dramatically.
Basher, Doubles (Sinking City Records)
Basher Doubles. First an explanation of the name of the New Orleans-based band, Basher, and the title of the album, Doubles. Saxophonist Byron Asher acquired the nickname Basher when he was in high school, and it stuck.
James Singleton, Malabar (Sinking City Records)
One can often expect the unexpected from master bassist James Singleton—although wherever his many musical explorations might take him and whoever his fellow travelers might be, Singleton leaves signature clues […]
Byron Asher, Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music (Sinking City Records)
Reed player and composer Byron Asher, a Maryland native based in New Orleans for the past decade, has been exploring the strong relationship between jazz and the socio-economic environment from […]
AF THE NAYSAYER “PARTS, Act I” (Sinking City Records)
Amahl Abdul-Khaliq (AF THE NAYSAYER) is like water. His sound is slippery and, like the abstruse function that inspired the first part of his moniker, hard to pin down. It’s […]
Michot’s Melody Makers, “Blood Moon” (Sinking City Records)
Not since the madmen of Fat Possum Records got Tom Rothrock (engineer of Beck’s early recordings) to remix R.L. Burnside’s Hill Country blues-drone on Come On In has someone so […]
79rs Gang, Fiyo On the Bayou (Sinking City Records)
It is an accomplishment to be celebrated any time that a new Mardi Gras Indian record comes out—and doubly so when it is the younger generation of Indians stepping up […]
Charlie Musselwhite, Mississippi Son (Alligator Records)
Mississippi native Charlie Musselwhite travels an often-hard road in Mississippi Son, the latest of his nearly 40 albums. A singer, guitarist and ace harmonica player raised in Memphis, Musselwhite moved […]
A Tale of Two Kings: The best-selling records during Jazz Fest
Louisiana Music Factory Trombone Shorty: Parking Lot Symphony (Blue Note) Jon Cleary: Live at Chickie Wah Wah (FHQ Records) Preservation Hall Jazz Band: So It Is (Sony Legacy) Anders Osborne: […]
Ernest James Zydeco, Automatic Harvester (Jam Rat Records)
On the chaotic opening seconds of “Automatic”—Automatic Harvester’s standout leadoff track—it sounds as if Ernest James Zydeco (EJZ) is trying to summon up the ghost of Clifton Chenier. But when […]
