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Chris Bittner

Introducing Baritone Saxophonist Evan Gongora

by Sanford Josephson
May 1, 2024

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. Evan Gongora's father, Oscar, is a classical saxophonist and Founder and Director of The Vitral Saxophone Quartet. “So," recalled the 18-year-old Evan, “he put a saxophone in my mouth at a very early age." Evan “fell in love with the baritone saxophone. I loved the sound. ...

The Game

By Johnny Steele

Label: Next Level
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lennon's Aggression; Exposing More; The Prodigy; Prodigal (Interlude); Dylan's Dream; Prose (Interlude); Bowie; On Set (Interlude); Hewson; The Meeting (Interlude); Can We Turn The Lights; The Game

Grass Machine

By Clemens Grassmann

Label: Grassmannmusic ©
Released: 2022
Track listing: Re. Op.; Chicken on a Trane; Tech Delight; Rat Jacuzzi; Petrichor; Glimpse of a Second Sound

Johnny Steele's Debut Showcases The Overlap Of Music And Chess

June 20, 2022

During the varied quarantines and lockdowns of the past two years, drummer and composer Johnny Steele found himself—like so many others—caught with an unexpected excess of time on his hands. Rather than squander what could be a rare opportunity for learning, growth, and self-improvement, Steele seized the societal sabbatical when his girlfriend introduced him to the ...