We've remarked on the neat brilliance of saxophonist Byron Asher's music before. The Louisiana artist has been a solid staple in a number of groups who have hit our radar (supporting percussionist Zach Rhea in live settings and in the trio Nutria, for instance). Now, Asher has released his own trio album alongside alto saxophonist Reagan Mitchell and drummer Brad Webb (another … [Read more...]
Extended – ‘s/t’
A piano trio, a good one, can come from anywhere. The cleverness, the connecting, the perfect sense of anchoring, the snappiness that makes the piano-bass-drums trio such a classic sound even when it moves forward, it all comes from signature, and there are signatures everywhere. New Orleans signature sounds have a ragtag sense to them, rough around the edges from centuries of … [Read more...]