Dave Stryker: Groove Street (2024)

Dave Stryker: Groove Street (2024)

Here we find guitarist Dave Stryker with Jared Gold (organ) and McClenty Hunter (drums) along with guest Bob Mintzer (saxophone). The trio plus Mintzer have been undertaking tours together with Mintzer as a special guest and now they have gone into the studio to...
Carsten Sindvald: Laura Bell (2023)

Carsten Sindvald: Laura Bell (2023)

This is not really an album I would ever have expected from Carsten, and indeed his name is in rather small print at the bottom of the cover showing he provided the music and lyrics. He graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Music as a classical saxophonist and is...
Carsten Sindvald: A Flamboyance of Flamingos (2023)

Carsten Sindvald: A Flamboyance of Flamingos (2023)

Over the last decade or so I have reviewed Carsten’s solo albums, having first come across him when he was working with Robin Taylor, and I have always enjoyed his wonderful sax playing combined in multiple different styles. Here we find him moving into instrumental...
Various Artists: Frets Of Yore (2017)

Various Artists: Frets Of Yore (2017)

I was somewhat surprised to see this album is from 2017, as the thought process behind it make me think very much of some of the projects which came out during the pandemic. The concept was simple, provide 26 graphic artworks to musicians who were then asked to...
Jimmy Keegan – 2024 – Jimmy Keegan

Jimmy Keegan – 2024 – Jimmy Keegan

Like many others, I first became aware of Jimmy when he joined Spock’s Beard as their live drummer so Nick could concentrate on vocals when he took over from Neal, and then after Nick’s own departure he stayed in the seat. I had seen the Beard a few times with Neal,...