Step Tempest

Creative music should challenge us, make us think and move us forward. Music can make one's life better and fuller, one of life's greatest pleasures.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

New Music: Solo, Duo, & Trio

I have had the pleasure to write about Dr. Denny Zeitlin and his music numerous times over the past decade. We have spoken several times and...

Monday, May 13, 2019

Sonic Explorations: Hard-Bop, Post-Bop, & Beyond

Alto saxophonist and composer Patrick Cornelius returns to Posi-Tone Records with " This Should Be Fun ", a delightful 10-song...

Thursday, May 9, 2019

The Bass In Many Places (Part Two)

Photo: Shervin Lainez Over the past 10 years, bassist (acoustic and electric) Linda May Han Oh has been one of the busiest musicians on...

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Personal Statements on the Saxophone (trio & solo)

Eric Alexander began playing his tenor saxophone over three decades ago as a freshman in college (he had started on clarinet then moved t...

Monday, April 29, 2019

Sunnyside Stunning Sides (Pt 1)

The Nick Sanders Trio - the leader on piano, bassist Henry Fraser, and drummer Connor Baker - has been a working and recording unit sin...

Monday, April 22, 2019

Saturday's Sounds (Live 4/27/19)

Photo: Ben Knabe Composer, arranger, educator, and pianist Jim McNeely is one of the busier people in jazz. Currently, he serves as mu...

Friday, April 19, 2019

The Bass In Many Places (Part 1)

Bassist, composer, and arranger Anne Mette Iversen now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany. She moved there in 2012 after 15 years i...

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