Steve Fell

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Guitarist, and composer Steve Fell is a fixture on the Boston music scene, performing with many groups in a variety of settings from free jazz and experimental, to funky organ combos, to west African and Carribean ensembles, to straight ahead jazz, and multi-media performances combining visual art and sound. He has performed internationally at festivals and clubs in Europe, Korea, Japan, and Canada, where he has appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival. He can often be heard several nights a week in and around the Boston area.

Tim Carman Trio: King Comfy

Read "King Comfy" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
June 28, 2023

On King Comfy, Tim Carman Trio plays with such irrepressible glee that it is difficult, if not impossible, to resist the vivacious charm of their musicianship. Over the course of the album's forty-minutes, its tongue-in- cheek title becomes as much (or more) of a direct reflection of the band's natural fluidity as its ingratiating cover photo. Much of the fun in listening to this, the threesome's second full-length album, is trying to identify the apparent teases in cuts ...

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Jared Sims: Against All Odds

Read "Against All Odds" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 8, 2022

Any tenor saxophonist with the surname Sims is certain to draw the attention of a seasoned reviewer, if only out of curiosity. The first name in this instance is Jared, not Zoot (well, not John). As it turns out, Sims has an impressive resume as a performer, writer, educator and leader; Against All Odds is at least his tenth album as foreman of his own group. Jared Sims is a capable player who knows his way around a horn; what ...