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Tom Tallitsch’s “Wheelhouse” demonstrates the continued vitality of the hard bop form
Wheelhouse is Tom Tallitsch’s fifth outing for Posi-Tone Records (eight overall) from one of the most consistently solid performers in that label’s stable of quality jazz performers. Though this 2018 release again sees the tenor sax master heading up a roster who have led their own notable dates for the label, but this one pairs Tallitsch with a trumpeter for the first time on a Tallitsch reco ...Read More
Josh Lawrence’s fascination with colors comes out on “Contrast”
The young trumpeter Josh Lawrence is making quite a splash on the contemporary scene as a player and composer. “Contrast” is his second Posi-Tone album within 12 months to feature his Color Theory ensemble. What a fine band! The rhythm section includes the Curtis Brothers, Zaccai (keyboards) and Luques (bass) plus Anwar Marshall (drums) while the front line has Lawrence paired with ...Read More
New Faces
Behn Gillece
Roxy Coss
Josh Lawrence
Theo Hill
Peter Brendler
Vinnie Sperrazza
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