Brian Landrus

Jazz Album Review: Brian Landrus’s “For Now” — With Strings Attached

Saxophonist Brian Landrus seems to know what he’s got in this magnificent trio: Fred Hersch on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.

Bob Brookmeyer’s great contribution was to make it seem as though anything is possible — and permissible –in the big band context.

Harvey Blume August 13, 2020 at 7:33 pm on Film Review: “The Rabbi Goes West” — Jews Coddled in Big Sky CountryRubin seems to have read my review hoping it was some other review by some other reviewer, someone more inclined...
Steve Provizer August 13, 2020 at 5:32 pm on Film Review: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” — A Contrarian ViewThanks, Dan. Yes, Mahalia is something else. I will add that, as you reminded me elsewhere, the great Roswell Rudd...
Daniel J Weinstein August 13, 2020 at 3:31 pm on Film Review: “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” — A Contrarian ViewGreat writing, Steve, and though I sensed many of these paradoxes, I always just dug the film as it was....
Arthur Birkland August 13, 2020 at 2:53 pm on Visual Arts Commentary: The Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, MassachusettsLove the article
Peter Ugrich August 13, 2020 at 1:32 pm on Arts Remembrance: Emily Remler — The Short Life and Sad Death of a Jazz GuitaristIf you listen again to Emily's later albums ,there is no doubt she would have been successful writing music for...