In the latest permutation of the adventurous L.A. jazz group SML, guitarist Gregory Ulhmann and saxophonist Josh Johnson are joined by bassist Sam Wilkes, for an album that both deepens and expands the SML project. Looking back to bebop and drifting through post-rock, with pit stops at Jaco Pastorius, Lyle Mays and the Beatles, Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes is unafraid to embrace the beautiful, even as it remains committed to experimentation and smooth radicalism.
Bandcamping :: Spring 2025
We’re somehow barreling our way through 2025, time speeding up as spring’s renewal comes around again. The future is unknown, but music keeps us sane, humanity at its best. With another Bandcamp Friday hitting on May 2, check out a few recent recommendations below. Fill up your cart and keep on dreaming.