Kirk Silsbee
Stories by Kirk Silsbee
Soothe Me, Baby
Tasty understatement is what guitarist Thom Rotella’s all about – saying more with less
Jazz Critic's Choice: Brothers and Other Mothers
Trombonist Curtis Fuller, one of the last practitioners from the golden age of Blue Note Records
Bass Desires
Forget the “woo-woo” vocals and the paint-by-numbers smooth jazz tunes
Blue Yonder
Wherever the blues lifted her skirt, she always left behind something unforgettable. Country music wasn’t immune to her charms; blues influence started showing 100 years ago in country
Stirring Stories
If you’ve caught Bennie Maupin in his role as featured saxophone soloist with Charles Owens’ Luckman Jazz Orchestra
Warriors, Virtuosos, and Legends
Jimmy Scott, the greatest individual male vocal jazz stylist in the last 60 years, returns to the Jazz Bakery
Heroes
Dr. Lonnie Smith is a singular jazz organist. While others try to outgun saxophonists with their horn-like lines on the keyboard or become a one-man funk machine, this man has his own way
Resilient Curves
Blowtorch saxophones will light up the weekend. Altoist Kenny Garrett, one of the fortyish players reshaping the mainstream, is at Catalina’s. Pharaoh Sanders, the torrential veteran of modality, is at the Jazz Bakery
Rejoice and Renewal
Since she’s been on our national radar, Brazilian pianist and singer Eliane Elias has exhibited impressive growth
Tenor Truth
The Texas-born tenor saxophonist Billy Harper started coming to L.A
