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.

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Piano Trios: The Staying Power of the Blues + 40 Years Hence

Critics and reviewers were quite surprised and, ultimately, very pleased last July when drummer, composer, and conceptualist Tyshawn Sorey...

Friday, June 30, 2023

Moving With the Times

I have been impressed with the music and the saxophone playing of Alex LoRe since 2014 when his debut album, " Dream House ", w...

Monday, June 26, 2023

Large Ensemble: Roots Music

Composer, arranger, trumpeter, and educator Daniel Hersog seemingly burst onto the jazz scene with the release of his debut Large Ensemble ...

Friday, June 23, 2023

The Sounds of 8 Hands Playing

Although best known for his work in saxophonist Noah Preminger's Quartet, guitarist and composer Max Light is just now climbing into ...

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Large Ensemble Music: Oh, Canadian

Composer, arranger, and trombonist is the brainchild behind the Composers Collective Big Band , a 19-member ensemble based in Toronto, Ont...

Monday, June 19, 2023

Juneteenth Music

This, from Bandcamp.com: On June 19 (from midnight (PT) June 19 to midnight (PT) June 20), we’ll hold our annual Juneteenth fundraiser, whe...

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Ms.Oh and the Future

Photo: Shervin Lainez Before the pandemic, bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh was a very busy person, not just working on her own proj...

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