Help me find more groups like John Brothers Piano Company Quintet

September 29, 2013 11:39 AM

Help me find more music like new group John Brothers Piano Company Quintet. Youtube link inside.

I discovered them at Monterey Jazz Festival last weekend. Unfortunately, they're so new that I can't put them into Pandorajam and tell it to record me "more like that one" or even get suggestions from Amazon since they aren't even on Amazon yet either! Luckily, there are a couple of (crappy) recordings from people's iphones on Youtube.

So, to the hive, what other groups sound like this?

Somebody's iPhone recording

They're sort of a fresh take on ragtime or something. I don't know the right words to search on though, as I'm a music . . .um . . .opposite of afficionado.

TIA!

posted by bluesky78987 to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Best answer: Listening to the clip you linked to I think of great clarinetist and soprano sax player Sidney Bechet. The first segment of this video is in quite the same spirit. He had a long career, but his earlier stuff will tend to be more like your sample -- though usually not quite as frenetic. The Legendary Sidney Bechet is a great compliation.

If you're looking for contemporary people doing this sort of thing, maybe search for 'like: Sidney Bechet' and filter for recent releases? Good luck!
posted by bertran at 10:19 PM on September 29, 2013

Here are a few other Bechet tunes on youtube:

I've found a new baby
Muskrat ramble
Indian summer

Indian Summer is a slower number, but you can really hear what a genius on the instrument he is in it!
posted by bertran at 10:29 PM on September 29, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks Bertran! Appreciate the recommendation.
posted by bluesky78987 at 6:25 AM on October 1, 2013