Harris Eisenstadt

• DIGIPACK EDITION

Since moving south to the Big Apple twenty-some years ago, Canadian expat drummer Harris Eisenstadt has carved out a nice little niche for himself in the contemporary jazz scene. He has succeeded by heading his own bands primarily, and taking care of the business, i.e. booking tours and turning out albums on a fairly regular basis. This writer first encountered him on record, then live, with his Canada Day group a few years back, the most recent sighting being a quartet with Mark Dresser, Michael Moore (on clarinet only) and bassoonist Sarah Schoenbeck. Eisenstadt's current working group heard here sports yet another strong lineup of seasoned players. Jeb Bishop, trombone and Tony Malaby, tenor and soprano saxes, share frontline duties, whereas Jason Roebke on bass holds things down (but not back) with the leader.

PERSONNEL:

• Jeb Bishop - trombone
• Tony Malaby - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jason Roebke - bass
• Harris Eisenstadt - drums, compositions

Northampton, MA, June 11, 2017

TRACKS:

• 01. Needles/Seedlings
• 02. Rustling
• 03. Pit And Mound
• 04. Nurse Logs
• 05. Standing Snags
• 06. Biomass
• 07. Shaded Canopy
• 08. Song With Owen