www.allaboutjazz.com Born on July 25, 1970 in New Haven, Connecticut, Mike DiRubbo began his musical life as a junior high school clarinetist, and switched to alto saxophone at 12. A primarily self-taught saxophonist, he developed into a talented instrumentalist drawn inexorably to the notion of improvising. At a high school band concert, Mike had the opportunity to perform with the Dwike Mitchell ...Read More

www.allaboutjazz.comAfter Dark Jeremy Manasia | Posi-Tone Records (2009) By Terrell Kent Holmes Pianist, composer and arranger Jeremy Manasia is the driving force behind After Dark, an excellent group of originals and standards rendered by Manasia, drummer Charles Ruggiero and bassist Barak Mori. Manasia wrote most of the songs with classic jazz as his guiding principle. Up-tempo tunes like “ ...Read More