George Garzone

Born: September 23, 1950

Saxophonist George Garzone is a member of The Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti, that performs regularly in the Boston area and has toured Portugal. The group has released three albums. A veteran jazzman, George Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings. He began on the tenor when he was six, played in a family band and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston.

In addition, George Garzone has guested in many situations, touring Europe with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and performing with Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Rachel Z and John Patitucci among others.

The Children & The Warlock

By Spike Wilner

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hey, Open Up!; The Child and the Warlock; Benediction; Miles�� Mode; Theme for Ernie; Moment to Moment (for Harry Whitaker); Re-Solution.

Dancing with Elephants

By Gaia Wilmer

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Dancing with Elephants; Leaving with the Herd; Turning the Tide; Finding Water; When They Meet; Blue Desert Jellyfish Lake; Whales Part to Play; Chase Machine; Finding Water (Take 2).

Josh Rosen: Beneath the Radar

by Steve Plever
September 9, 2025

They say that a college teaching gig has become the new record contract. Pianist Josh Rosen's 30+ years on the Berklee College of Music faculty have indeed made a career in music possible, but the downside is that without record label promotion, few outside of Boston have heard of him. Perhaps this review of two of ...

Gaia Wilmer, Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Dancing with Elephants

by Angelo Leonardi
July 21, 2025

Questa collaborazione tra la sassofonista e compositrice Gaia Wilmer e il batterista/bandleader Bob Moses, �� stata progettata dieci anni fa, quando i due si sono incontrati al New England Conservatory, nei ruoli di allieva e docente. Il giudizio che Moses esprime in copertina sulle doti di scrittura di Gaia pu�� apparire eccessivo (la paragona ...

Several Worthwhile Releases from the Last Few Months

by Jerome Wilson
July 10, 2025

Despite what is said about physical media going away, a steady supply of new jazz releases keeps showing up every week. Here are some worthy if underappreciated albums from the first half of 2025. Tobias Meinhart Sonic River Self Produced 2025 “Sonic River" is a good description ...

Benny Benack III, Sumi Tonooka, Tessa Souter, Jane Ira Bloom, The Hot Toddies Jazz Band, Victoria Cardona, The Beveled Edges & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 7, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from The Beveled Edges, Benny Benack III, Sumi Tonooka, Tessa Souter, Jane Ira Bloom, The Hot Toddies Jazz Band and Victoria Cardona, with birthday shoutouts to Joan Whitney (Candy, Far Away Places), Gillian Margot, Sasha Berliner, Lauren Kinhan and Lisa Rich, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

Spike Wilner Trio Contrafactus: The Children & The Warlock

by Jack Bowers
June 30, 2025

A parodist might quip that Trio Contrafactus is simply another name for a quartet, as that is what pianist and entreprenuer Spike Wilner is leading on his new recording, The Children & the Warlock, wherein Wilner and his rhythm section (Paul Gill, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) are flanked by renowned tenor saxophonist George Garzone.

Ben Monder: Planetarium

by Vic Albani
March 5, 2025

Ben Monder chi? In Italia �� piuttosto difficile incontrare qualcuno che conosca bene il lavoro di questo sessantatreenne signore newyorchese. Inquadriamolo: chitarrista di spicco nell'area newyorkese da oltre un trentennio, Ben ha lavorato con importanti nomi della musica moderna come (tra i tanti) Marc Johnson, Lee Konitz, Andrew Cyrille, George Garzone, Paul Motian, Maria ...

Steve Smith, Don Paul, Mike Stern, John Surman & More

by Bob Osborne
February 6, 2025

In this eclectic mix there is a 40th anniversary retrospective of the work of ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith. In addition a then and now look at guitarist Mike Stern plus a remarkable album from poet Don Paul. This is interspersed with some new releases plus a new version of a 1969 recording by UK jazz legend ...