Tag: Josh Johnson

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Jeff Parker and his ETA IVtet can shake a groove in any direction, falling into it with an air of ease and inevitability then riding it out to its farthest extent before twisting and turning once more, as though they were affording us a view through their own shared kaleidoscope or laying out an undifferentiated mass of iron filings...

Self-titled and typically understated, at first glance the new album by Matthew Stevens might scan as a solo record, just like Pittsburgh the prior release under his own heading which has become one of my most cherished and listened to works of unaccompanied guitar. In fact this Matthew Stevens is a group outing with a stable lineup and a steady...

After a fulsome embrace of jazz and roots music on her Blue Note debut The Omnichord Real Book - where she laid down her spear and traded sweet grooves with the likes of Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Ambrose Akinmusire and Brandee Younger while the distinctive chimes of her harp-like instrument also stretched in the direction of seventies go-go and strung-out...