April was a good month for Miles Davis, as a slew of bands dipped into the great band leader’s songbook. This week’s SM mix features some of the best there
With The Dead having played their tour opener last night, and by all accounts hitting some serious high notes alongside the rough spots, I thought it might be fun to
Heading in the exact opposite direction of last week’s jazzy tendencies, this week’s Stormy Monday features good old-fashioned kick ass rock and roll. The mix opens with Grace Potter and
I know it’s technically spring, but damn it’s cold and stormy in the big city, and we could use a little something to raise the spirits, so this week looks
While last weekend’s news was justifiably dominated by the grand return of Phish in Hampton, another jam stalwart used the same weekend and locale to trot out his own new
Phish is back this very week, and to celebrate this week’s Stormy Monday features the entire second set from 7/2/98 in Copenhagen – a superbly space-funk brew of Ghost >
This week’s Stormy Monday celebrates the music of The Band – potentially the greatest music ever made. The covers begin with Ohio’s own ekoostik hookah killing Don’t Do It, a
moe. is returning to New York City for the first time in eight months this weekend, so this week’s Stormy Mondays is a preview of the Valentine’s celebration (massacre?) at
You wouldn’t expect a jazz show at the Highline Ballroom to be packed on a Wednesday night with people fighting over tables, but that was exactly what happened at Joshua Redman’s Double Trio performance last week.
The concert featured little more than a horn player backed by a monster rhythm section, and that was enough. In fact, he was brave just to stand on that stage, framed by a pair of young, in-demand bassists; Larry Grenadier, with his broad movements and low end, on his right, and Reuben Rogers, with his elastic responsiveness and tightly tucked peaks, on his left; and beyond that, a pair of the best drummers of a generation, Gregory Hutchinson, with his versatility and locked-up grooves, and Brian Blade, with his dynamic rolls and crashes.
Even late in the set during Little Ditty, when the music was quiet, almost moody, the symmetry was striking: Redman cascading brightly down the middle of dramatic rhythmic soundscape. He is a bit of a regal lion when it comes to the tenor sax, a strong, confident player whose clean tone is comfortable in any variety of settings, from his recent “real jazz” trio (to use Scofield’s term) to Chicago’s jam titans Umphrey’s McGee, although it’s fair to say that his jazz work has at times relied too heavily on precision and sharp edges. READ ON for more on Joshua Redman’s Double Trio…
It’s been a long time since the last single track edition of Stormy Mondays, and this one is a treat: an hour long jam hosted by Albert Collins and featuring
