Reed Jackson

3 days ago | spin.com | Reed Jackson

TAKAAT began (and still operate) as the rhythm section to Mdou Moctar, the breakout Nigerien rock band named for its charismatic frontman. This puts Ahmoudou Madassane (guitar/vocals), bassist Mikey Coltun (the sole American in the group), and drummer Souleymane Ibrahim in the same realm as Calexico. That indie band started out as part of alt-country weirdos Giant Sand, but TAKAAT aren’t seeking to branch out from or expand the sound of their parent outfit.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Reed Jackson

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysTAKAAT began (and still operate) as the rhythm section to Mdou Moctar, the breakout Nigerien rock band named for its charismatic frontman. This puts Ahmoudou Madassane (guitar/vocals), bassist Mikey Coltun (the sole American in the group), and drummer Souleymane Ibrahim in the same realm as Calexico.

1 week ago | spectrumculture.com | Reed Jackson

The Truman, Kansas City, MO4/9/2025LA LOM’s origin story as a hotel lobby band forms an integral part of their identity. The power trio of Zac Sokolow (guitar), Jake Faulkner (bass) and Nicholas Baker (drums) came together not as a traditional rock band or jazz combo, but as a band that had to provide music for a space.

2 weeks ago | spectrumculture.com | Reed Jackson

Eiko Ishibashi’s last proper song album – several film scores and more compositionally experimental albums have come after it – 2018’s The Dream My Bones Dream, dealt with the death of her father and the aspects of his life that were revealed after he passed.

4 weeks ago | spectrumculture.com | Reed Jackson

Just Us began, as so many classic jazz albums have, with a cruise. Besides being a Grammy-nominated (tellingly not in any categories that include the word “jazz”) saxophonist with the term “Smooth Jazz” in the title of one of his albums, Dave Koz also helps run festival cruises, all of which focus on music of the velvety variety. (Is there a live album documenting one of these cruise concerts that features fusioneer Jeff Lorber and lots of stage patter, you ask?