mike stern Archive

22 Nov 2019

Righteous Jazz: A Conversation with Jeff Lorber and Mike Stern (Part 2 of 2)

By Bill Kopp
fusion, interview, jazz, new release
Continued from Part One … [To Jeff Lorber] What is the most significant difference between your approach to your instrument today as compared to the way you played at or […]
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21 Nov 2019

Righteous Jazz: A Conversation with Jeff Lorber and Mike Stern (Part 1 of 2)

By Bill Kopp
fusion, interview, jazz, new release
Nominally a jazz fusion keyboardist and composer, Jeff Lorber is known for a particular kind of highly melodic and accessible jazz. Detractors might cal lit “smooth jazz,” a term that […]
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11 Aug 2017

New Music Review Roundup, Part 3

By Bill Kopp
Americana, compilation, country, fusion, instrumental, new release, new wave, pop, post-rock, powerpop, prog, psych, rawk, review, rockabilly, shoegaze, soul, trip-hop
Today I wrap up three days’ worth of reviews of new music. Dig if you will. The Pollyseeds – Sounds of Crenshaw, Vol. 1 As far as I know, none […]
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