Month: February 2016

A few days ago, I tried out the Austrian concert grand Bösendorfer piano that Crooners Lounge recently acquired after hearing a concert by pianist Bill Carrothers and it was amazing…It is a great spot to hear music with beautiful lighting, tons of windows, and yes, that spectacular Bösendorfer. — Steven Hobert   Among creative Twin Cities musicians, guitarist Dean Magraw […]

…expertly infused seductively narcotic writing with a mixture of brooding melody and rich texture. — Peter Margasak (New York Winter Jazz Fest, 2014) It was intended as a one-off at the 2014 New York Winter Jazz Fest, but the Ches Smith Trio generated too much buzz to ignore the potential for future collaboration. A few […]