New York United

New York United: If I Could Make A Wish

by Elliott Simon
May 5, 2005

For some time now, Brooklyn's jazz scene has been attractive to both musicians and patrons for its freedom, openness, intimacy, and honesty. Clubs like the Up Over Jazz Café, Sista's Place, and BAMCafé have fostered an atmosphere where the music comes first. The quartet behind If I Could Make a Wish celebrates this environment as it effectively translates to disc the excitement of a live and loose night of burnin' Brooklyn B3.Ostensibly led by drummer Masahiro Sakuma but ...