Michael Leonhart Talks Steely Dan, Solo Success and Working With Family
Michael Leonhart joined Preston Frazier to discuss his lengthy musical partnership with Steely Dan, among other career highlights.
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Michael Leonhart on His Intriguing New LP ‘Bona Fide’: Something Else! Interview
Michael Leonhart joins Preston Frazier to discuss ‘Bona Fide,’ the longtime Steely Dan collaborator’s current project with rapper JSWISS.
Hal Galper, feat. John Scofield – ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ (1979; 2022 reissue)
Hal Galper’s ‘Ivory Forest Redux’ easily justifies the decision to polish up these recordings and take them back out of obscurity. Artists well-known and should be better-known all shine on it.
Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant – ‘Séances’ (2022)
Getting it right instead of getting it sooner paid off handsomely for Trevor Dunn and his Trio-Convulsant on ‘Séances.’
Mostly Other People Do the Killing – ‘Disasters Vol. 1’ (2022)
Even now, no one else in jazz compares to Moppa Elliot’s returning Mostly Other People Do the Killing. Audacity with the chops to make it work remains the basic recipe.
Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)
Dan Weiss’ innate understanding of tradition picked up from key influences made it possible to move forward in the salient, discriminating way that he did for ‘Dedication.’
Ivo Perelman + Joe Morris – ‘Elliptic Time’ (2022)
Ivo Perelman and Joe Morris are hardly the first saxophone-guitar duo, but they take that combination to its highest possible level with ‘Elliptic Time.’
David Murray, Brad Jones + Hamid Drake – ‘Seriana Promethea’ (2022)
On ‘Seriana Promethea,’ David Murray, Brad Jones and Hamid Drake swagger their way through seven Murray originals and one really cool cover with relaxed confidence.
Michael Leonhart, Bobby Broom, Simon Phillips + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best Jazz of 2022
Preston Frazier’s countdown of the best jazz of 2022 includes Michael Leonhart, Bobby Broom, Simon Phillips, Michael Leonhart, Jeff Denson, Mark Wade and others.
Ivo Perelman – ‘Reed Rapture in Brooklyn: Joe McPhee’ (2022)
Joe McPhee’s got earnest humanity and spirituality coming out of his tenor sax by the buckets, qualities that for certain attracted him to Ivo Perelman.
