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Michael Dease – From ‘Bone to Bari…and Back! (DownBeat, October 2024)

DownBeat photo by Jessica Cowles

Michael Dease is not resting on his laurels. Long considered one of the jazz world’s most accomplished trombonists, he is deeply engaged in establishing himself as a compelling voice on a wholly different instrument, one that isn’t even in the brass family – baritone sax. Family man, beloved teacher, and A-list sideman, I loved talking with him for this feature in the October DownBeat.

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Steve Davis – Playing for Keeps

Steve Davis

Steve Davis

Jazz trombonist Steve Davis, once a protege of Jackie McLean, is really coming into his own as a composer with his latest album, For Real. Here’s my brief profile of him in the April 2014 DownBeat.

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