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David Angel Jazz Ensemble – Out On The Coast (Basset Hound Music): “David Angel is a Los Angeles composer and arranger. He has had a rehearsal band for over 50 years. David spent many years composing and arranging for the Hollywood Film and TV world and later spent many years as a composition professor in Europe. His unique music is described as Gil Evans meets J.S. Bach. Over the years dozens of the greatest jazz musicians on the west coast have been members.The David Angel Jazz Ensemble is a Los Angeles based 13 piece jazz band, “Out on the Coast” is a  TRIPLE CD set and all of th...

Muse’s Expeditions Plus One series continues with trumpeter Adam Chasnow! After taking 25 years off, Adam Chasnow was inspired to again play the trumpet a few years ago when his son started playing the instrument in school band. After a year or so of shedding, he started sitting in at Brad Goode’s jam sessions at The Muse and then joined the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts Adult Jazz Combo program. Playing the trumpet again has helped him find balance, forge musical connections with his kids and survive the pandemic. His taste in music is pretty simple: if it’s Kenny Dorham, Blu...

/ 21 December 2020 2654 Views Quietly evangelistic but restlessly questing, John Mayall played an inestimably huge role in shaping the blues/rock landscape during the 60s; not least through his nurturing of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Fleetwood Mac and many more. After 2019’s female-fixated autobiography and decades of media focusing on his finishing school graduates, Mayall’s astonishing musical journey deservedly takes centre-stage in this stunning box set from the esteemed Madfish, LPs and singles (three stand-alone) joined by nine discs of previously unre...

David Bixler – Inside The Grief (Red Piano): “Living through the trifecta of 2020: COVID-19, systemic racism, and the presidential election. Inside The Grief is a product of these strange times in which we are living:The pandemic has changed all aspects of our lives; family, education, and work; society has been upended by an invisible virus.The murder of George Floyd was both violent and polarizing. His murder functioned as the tipping point where American society was forced to deal with the systemic racism entrenched in this country. From my perspective, it seemed that certain attitude...