Gary Thomas-Paul Bollenback-Russell Kirk-Herman Burney-Charles Wilson
Gary Thomas, sax
Paul Bollenback, guitar
Russell Kirk, alto sax
Herman Burney, bass
Charles Wilson, drums
Gary Thomas, sax
Paul Bollenback, guitar
Russell Kirk, alto sax
Herman Burney, bass
Charles Wilson, drums
Captures the searing energy and unbridled imagination of smart young musicians deep in conversation" Miami Herald
"The performances on this album are so good, one can imagine Coltrane's ghost hovering overhead and nodding approvingly. " All About Jazz
"There are, quite simply, few players like him. A couple playing today that come to mind immediately are Dave Holland and Boris Kozlov” Ilikejazz
MICHAEL FEINBERG QUARTET
Michael Feinberg, bass
Noah Preminger, saxophone
Ian Froman, drums
Benito Gonzalez, piano
An Evening of Comedy & Romance
Christina Van Norman, the Pyle Brothers,
Geoffrey Himes & Willem Elsevier
The Roots Café believes that funny songs can have the same artistic value as serious songs, that Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacre” can reveal human nature as effectively as Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” To prove this point, three of Maryland’s top songwriters—Christina Van Norman, Bob Pyle and Geoffrey Himes—will join instrumentalists Willem Elsevier and Dewey Pyle in an evening of songs both comical and tragical.
"one of the most prominent composer-bandleaders of the mid-Atlantic" NPR Music
"Cyntje redoubles the power and equipoise in his signature meld of Caribbean flow and modern jazz" CapitalBop
“With titles that evoke personal declarations that sometimes touch on the religious...Jazz in the islands has moved a step ahead.” – Caribbean Beat Magazine
Reginald Cyntje, trombone
Brian Settles,saxophone
Herman Burney, bass
Lenny Robinson, drums