Danderfer, James
Cellar Music, 2025, CD
Instrument: Clarinet
Issue: 31.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 77
O’s Notes: Canadian clarinetist, composer James Danderfer leads a septet with Steve Davis (tb), Cory Weeds (t-sax), Atley King (vibes), Miki Yamanaka (p), Tyrone Allen II (b), and Kush Abadey (d) for his latest release If Not Now. Each of these musicians get a chance to state their case and they play it well resulting in a balanced team performance. “Tempest of The Times”, “Ponderosa”, and “My Brightest Lights” are among the best.
Publicist: Lisa Reedy Promotions
