New Releases!
So one of these is only slightly new, but the other is Brand Spankin’ Newly Released.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released their CD, Live at the Legion, in June 2009. It’s big band jazz played by a slightly smaller ensemble, spanning probably the 1930s to the ’60s. Performed in front of a live, swing-dancing audience in Vancouver, BC. I played trombone and recorded/mixed the album.
Chris Conly’s Bromantics just released their CD, 99 Cent Dreams. They are sort of a wild blues band, with rock elements and jazz improvisation. I’d like to say “jam band,” but there’s just too much baggage with that term. Anyway, I recorded and mixed this album, and I’m really happy with how badass it turned out.
Oh, and this summer, as a part of Aura Sonic Ltd., I got to record the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals for NPR! Highlights include Fleet Foxes, the Decemberists, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, Esperanza Spaulding, Joe Lovano and Dave Brubeck.
Word up.