Articles by Matt Bauer

Leroy Burgess

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2009

To say that Leroy Burgess has made an indelible impact on soul music and disco sub-genre "boogie" is an understatement. Beginning his caree...

Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate

75

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2009

75 was recorded on legendary keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul's 75th birthday, two months before he succumbed to cancer. A true sonic a...

Menahan Street Band

Make The Road By Walking

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

The credentials of the Menahen Street Band are impossibly cool. Brought together by founder Thomas Brenneck, the band are comprised of memb...

Nikka Costa

Pebble to a Pearl

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

Nikka Costa has always been lost in the shuffle. Whether being overshadowed by Amy Winehouse (with whom she shared producer Mark Ronson) or...

Laura Reed & Deep Pocket

Live at Tree Sound Studios

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2009

Live at Tree Sound Studios should have been Laura Reed and Deep Pocket's debut release. 2007's Soul:Music was a fine effort but it was lack...

James Brown

Double Dynamite

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2009

Double Dynamite is comprised of two concerts from 1980 and 1985, when James Brown's commercial fortunes were sagging. The first show is the...

James Brown

Double Dynamite

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2009

Double Dynamite is comprised of two concerts from 1980 and 1985, when James Brown's commercial fortunes were sagging. The first show is the...

Roy Ayers

Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo NY November 1

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2008

"Whether you know it or not, Buffalo’s the most conscious city we’ve played to” proclaimed vibist Roy Ayers towards the end of a slamming l...