Memories Of Tomorrow
Big Round, 2025
9/10
Listen to Memories Of Tomorrow
The marimba player Mika Stoltzman is in the company of Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Mike Mainieri and Geoffrey Keezer, plus others, for 9 playful jazz tunes.
The playful percussive ideas of “Memories Of Tomorrow” opens with a warm spirit that carries an infectious energy, and Eric Clapton’s “Layla” soon follows with rhythm and grooves thanks to Gadd’s light drums and Gomez’s lively bass.
“Ragtime Drummer” lands in the middle and uses the quick drumming and mesmerizing mallet fun, while “My Song” is an intimate moment of beauty, minimalism and poeticism that enlists a vibraphone solo thanks to Mainieri.
Deeper still, “Pixieland Rag” recruits Anders Wink’s subtle keys that suit the swift marimba and strategic drumming, and “Past Time Lullaby” exits with Keezer’s precise keys adding much to one of the fuller selections.
A highly diverse effort that touches on jazz, classical, and contemporary influences, Stoltzman and company flesh out a modern and creative outing.
Travels well with: Jordan Vanhemert Quintet- I Am Not A Virus; Elaine Freeman- La Speranza