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.

Dean M Kuehn January 17, 2022 at 1:23 pm on Arts Remembrance: Film Critic Michael Wilmington — A MemoryI knew Michael too but as part of The Next Generation (1975-83). There's a lot more to tell as the...
Eric Mankin January 16, 2022 at 9:19 pm on Arts Remembrance: Film Critic Michael Wilmington — A MemoryKnew him in Madison when I was also a Cardinal critic. Glad I did: he was unique.
Mike Budd January 16, 2022 at 6:14 pm on Arts Remembrance: Film Critic Michael Wilmington — A MemoryThanks for this great piece on Michael Wilmington. I never knew him, but enjoyed and learned from reading his film...
Bill Marx, Editor of The Arts Fuse January 16, 2022 at 4:26 pm on Film Review: “Don’t Look Up” — A Pitch-Dark Satire that Dares to be Impudently PessimisticI would not call Don't Look Up smug so much as lazy. It is a slip slide mix of sketch...
Gerald Peary January 16, 2022 at 1:54 pm on Film Review: “West Side Story” — An Unnecessary RemakeMy Facebook post today: All of you probably noticed that Spielberg's West Side Story flopped at the box office, a...