Alex Riel

The Mead Panthers, after finishing 9-1 in the GSL and sharing the regular-season championship with Central Valley, edged Ferris 1-0 to capture the District 8 title. Read More

My week began at the South Bank's Purcell Room to catch trumpeter Bobby Bradford blowing with three improvising Norwegians - saxophonist Frode Gjerstad, bassist Ingebright Heaker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love. Bradford's breathy fanfares, meaningful quietudes and horn narratives wove into Gjerstad's flickering sopranino saxophone to create an astonishing amalgam. Read More

The tune is "Autumn Leaves"; the performers, the Bill Evans trio with Scott LaFaro (bass) and Paul Motian (drums) from the album Portrait In Jazz . Read More