Mr. Stu's Record Room

Stuart Kremsky was the San Francisco “Short Takes” correspondent for Cadence magazine from 1979-2007. His reviews have appeared in Option, Sound Choice, Cadence, and the IAJRC Journal. He was a sound man at the fabled Keystone Korner and for over ten years was the tape archivist for Fantasy Records, where his production credits include boxed sets of Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Grammy-nominated Sam Cooke With the Soul Stirrers. Email skremsky1 (at) gmail.com

Monday, July 27, 2026

Two From Giant Step Arts: The Phoenix Trio & Dave Adewumi

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         The Phoenix Trio is tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Marcus Gilmore. The cooperative unit’s first re...

Satoko Fujii & Myra Melford: Katarahi

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     The two-piano format has never been a favorite of mine, but maybe I haven’t listened to the right players. Pianist/composers Satoko Fu...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Bobby Kapp: Synesthesia

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    The free improvisers Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, & Bobby Kapp present just over an hour of thoroughly engaged and ...

Matt Slocum: A Revolving Alliance

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     Drummer/composer Matt Slocum brings together guitarist Emmanuel Michael and veteran Larry Grenadier on bass for A Revolving Alliance ....

Ivo Perelman/Nate Wooley/Matt Moran/Mark Helias/Tom Rainey: A Modicum of the Blues

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      A Modicum of the Blues by a quintet of Ivo Perelman, Nate Wooley, Matt Moran, Mark Helias and Tom Rainey starts out with the familia...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Phillip Golub: Partisan Ship

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      Descriptions like busy, complex, and synth-driven only begin to characterize keyboardist and composer Phillip Golub ’s latest project,...

Carla Bley: Joyful Noise

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     Back in March 1984, keyboardist/composer/arranger/bandleader Carla Bley took her 10-piece orchestra into NDR’s Studio 10 in Hamburg fo...
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