Blog Posts - Sammy Stein

Come on a journey with Charlie Parker. Hear the trials, the outtakes and the false starts of some of his most memorable tunes.

John "Papa" Gros' 'River's On Fire' is one of those albums you "see," because the stories are so well told. Mentor Allen Toussaint would be proud.

There are just three tracks on 'Still Happy,' but they capture the essence of the late Harry Beckett's fluent jazz trumpet.

Sammy Stein sits down with saxophonist Colin Webster to discuss those unlikely situations where you find the greatest musical connections.

Deadly Orgone Radiation shows what happens when musicians come together who listen, cooperate and interact on a level unattainable for many.

If this terrific collaboration between Dutch jazz heavies is 'The New Wave of Dutch Heavy Jazz,' then let the waves roll over us.

If this terrific collaboration between Dutch jazz heavies is 'The New Wave of Dutch Heavy Jazz,' then let the waves roll over us.

'Red Kite,' the debut album by the London-based trio of Colin Webster, Andrew Lisle and Alex Ward, unfolds as an exercise in brilliant extremes.

The Dead Neanderthals' thrillingly explorative new album with Nick Millevoi is one to start your heart -- to un-relax, un-settle and un-fetter.

Gilad Atzmon and his Orient House Ensemble have been busy in their musical kitchen, cooking up a delightful menu. Time to dig in!

'The Mystery at Clown Castle' feels a lot braver than the last album from this group, as Daniel Bennett begins to establish himself as a true bandleader.

Improvisi's 'Live at the Hope and Anchor' features two sets of improvised and deliciously spontaneous music.

With 'Two City Blues 2,' Peter Brotzmann and friends prove that there is room for all kinds of music in this world.

Gilad Atzmon discusses his long tenure with the Blockheads, performing on Pink Floyd's new album and the folly of so-called jazz education.

The Ipswich Music Festival presentation of Jazz at the Movies gave us more than we bargained for. The post Jazz at the Movies, Ipswich Music Festival (2014): Shows I’ll Never Forget appeared first on Something Else!.

As Peter Brotzmann speaks through 'We Thought We Could Change The World,' this becomes the rare book that reveals the essence of a man. The post Peter Brotzmann: We Thought We Could Change The World, with Gerard Rouy (2014): Books appeared first on S...

A Something Else! interview with John Kelly, the busy actor, musician and UK activist for the disabled. The post John Kelly, actor, musician + activist: Something Else! Interview appeared first on Something Else!.

They pay tribute to a blues great, yet create an album that is very much their own.

On Boxing Day 2012, I sat in my friend’s lounge enjoying a post-Christmas get together and the company of other friends. One of them was a music producer, and inevitably we got talking about music, groups he had managed and personalities. He told m...

Singer Barb Jungr is enjoying herself lately. With trips, tours and events, she is kept very busy. One important reason is she is in possession of something a lot of people want: her voice. Barb has a voice to melt even the hardest of souls. I am not...

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