This week we feature most of Jimmy Herring‘s set at UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, when he opened for John McLaughlin on the final concert of The Meeting of the Spirits Tour on December 9, 2017. The virtuoso jam guitarist with The Invisible Whip perform The Allman Brothers Band’s Les Brers in A Minor, Matt’s Funk, Jungle Book Overture, and Miles Davis’ Black Satin. JIMMY... »
This week we feature our own label artist the Jeff Sipe Trio live at Pisgah Brewery in Black Mountain, NC on Nov 1, 2013. Enjoy! http://www.jeffsipetrio.com/ Jeff Sipe – Drums Mike Seal – Guitar Taylor Lee – Bass Video, Audio and mix by Barry2theB #showoftheweek »
On May 3, several jam scene heavy-hitters will pay tribute to the late Col. Bruce Hampton in a late-night show at the Maple Leaf Bar during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Confirmed musicians include keyboardist John Medeski, guitarist Marcus King, Dirty Dozen Brass Band guitarist and local favorite Jake Eckert as well as sacred steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier. Also performing will b... »
Welcome to the first installment of a new feature here we are calling the Show of the Week. We’ll find some classic live performances for you to enjoy. Here is Jonas Hellborg, the late great Shawn Lane, and Jeff Sipe (aka Apt. Q258) appearing at Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem, NC, USA on 16th August 1996. Enjoy! #showoftheweek »
Our friends at All About Jazz offer this review of the show in Ann Arbor, Michigan. MusicFestNews has a write-up with details about the show at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville. Here’s a version of “Meeting of the Spirits” from the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC on November 11, 2017. »
Nearly two weeks in, the members of The 4th Dimension and The Invisible Whip have shared time on the road and backstage, not to mention the concerts themselves, where the music has left sold-out audiences devastated. Have a look at some moments from the past few days. Thumbnail/header photo by Drew Stawin. Other photos by Gary Husband and Abstract Logix staff. DownBeat magazine was in the house to... »
On November 20th and 21st 2010, cutting edge jazz and fusion recording label Abstract Logix held their first New Universe Music Festival at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina. This incredible event brought together an array of the label’s top artists to not only perform for a live audience, but to celebrate the music and the label’s vision with them as well. The dream-team lineup consis... »
Guitarist Jimmy Herring has spent most of his illustrious career as a sideman. His stellar playing with bands such as Aquarium Rescue Unit, Phil Lesh and Friends, The Grateful Dead, and most recently Widespread Panic, has solidified his reputation as the preeminent guitarist to come out the jam band scene. Arguably his most interesting work has been with some of the side-project bands he has playe... »
The phone rings, and it’s my friend, AbstractLogix’s founder, president, producer, mastermind, chief cook and bottle washer Souvik Dutta. He starts telling me some of the plans he has for the up-coming John McLaughlin tour. The conversation then turns to AbstractLogix Records latest release, Improvision. Featuring guitarist Alex Machacek, bassist Matthew Garrison, and drummer Jeff Sipe (aka Apt. Q... »
Improvision (Abstract Logix Records) is a collaboration between three of the heaviest musicians on the jazz and fusion scene today; guitarist Alex Machacek, drummer Jeff Sipe, and bassist Matthew Garrison. Simply put, this is one of those rare albums that gets everything right. The playing from all involved is cutting-edge, and the compositions themselves are very deep, yet approachable. A lot of ... »