Recently Published Writing
September 2007
Ed Reed: Beating the Odds
— JazzWest website, September 7, 2007
In an era awash in twentysomething jazz chanteuses and wannabe hipsters, Ed Reed is an anomaly in more ways than one.
At age 78, Reed finds himself entering the spotlight at the point when most singers are winding down. With his debut album, Ed Reed Sings Love Stories, receiving nationwide radio attention, Reed is getting gigs at ever-larger venues. But to reach this point, he’s had to battle demons from without and within, spending four decades in the thrall of heroin addiction, four terms in California prisons, and a lifetime rising above his own insecurities...
“Undertones” CD review column
— JazzTimes magazine, September 2007
Reviews of 13 new CDs by Brandi Disterheft • Fred Hess Band • Ryan Keberle Double Quartet • Don Lerman • Robert MacGregor • Ferenc Nemeth Sextet • Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly • Stephen Riley • Kenny Rittenhouse • David Rogers Sextet • Paul Scea • Alex Skolnick Trio • Jason Steele Ensemble
Also in this issue: reviews of The Leaders, Donny McCaslin, Tain & The Ebonix
