Ben Thomas - MystagogueSeattle vibraphonist Ben Thomas offers a swinging, pulsing quintet sound on his second release. Thomas augments his core vibe piano quartet with one of three clarinet and saxophone players on most of the tracks on the record, lending an ever changing fifth voice to the ensemble, yet displaying overall coherence and imagination. The rhythm section enlivens things with off kilter swinging support and hot Latin grooves. Originally released in 2000.

The Red Baron

the White-Browed Hermit

as they must find the humor and grace to triumph over a year of adversity

Schubert embarks on his journey with a certain degree of open-mindedness: I get the impression that he is not so certain about where his destination lies or which path he will take to reach it

he jumped to obvious albeit wrong conclusions

both on the public stage and in private life

A passion for the future defines every move he makes and remains a recipe for his sustained success as a revered arbiter of the culture and fan favorite behind the decks

Glaspy worked with drummer/percussionist David King of The Bad Plus and bassist Chris Morrissey (Andrew Bird/Lucius) recording at Reservoir Studios in NYC

resulting in thousands of human casualties

The band received tons of very good press and articles in all the major music magazines

On March 16th

the Gladiolas