George McMullen / Jack DeSalvo / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Sótano (January 24, 2022 Unseen Rain Records)

LA studio ace and former musical director for Brian Setzer turned eastward to NYC to share his vast improvisational universe and high level trombonisms. Joining him are veteran improvisers Jack DeSalvo on guitar, double-bassist Phil Sirois and drummer and keeper of the Woodshedd Tom Cabrera. What results is swinging, subtle music emerging from the shear joy of playing jazz.

1. Ear-rational

2. Sótano 1

3. Sótano 2

4. Sótano 3

5. Sótano 4

6. Sótano 5

7. Well you Needn't

George McMullen - trombone

Jack DeSalvo - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums

All music by Sótano except Ear-rational by Jack DeSalvo and Well You Needn't by T. Monk

Recorded at Woodshedd Studio, Westbury, NY

Mixed and Mastered By Larry Hutter, Orlando, FL

Cover collage/painting by Tom Cabrera

Design by Qua's Eye Graphix

An Unseen Rain production

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Rocco John Iacovone / Jack DeSalvo / Mark Hagan / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Conoisseurs of Chaos IV (UNSEEN RAIN Records November 2018)

The prodigious musicians here are a circle orbiting around drummer Tom Cabrera, involved in many New York-based jazz groups, recording and performing together in different aggregates. 

Connoisseurs of Chaos IV includes an extraordinary drum/bass duo, a sublime sax/bass/drum trio, an intensely swinging guitar/bass drum trio and full quartet performances of the opening track as well as a Iacovone original Dreams and Monk's classic Green Chimneys.

Rocco John Iacovone - alto and soprano saxophone

Jack DeSalvo - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Mark Hagan - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums

1. Arrival 33:48

2. Danceland 06:50

3. Thursday 17:10

4. Anniversary In Istambul 06:47

5. Dreams 06:34

6. Green Chimneys 04:48

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production

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Jack DeSalvo / Joel Shapira / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Westbury Converge (UNSEEN RAIN Records November 2018)

Twin Cities based guitarist Joel Shapira has made many a sojourn to New York City, where he spent his early career studying, shedding and playing, to reconnect with the scene. In recent years he's been coming to record with old friend Jack DeSalvo on the latter's Unseen Rain label. On this session they united with bassist Phil Sirois and drummer Tom Cabrera at Tom's Woodshedd Studio in Westbury, New York for a fiery session of modern jazz classics and a very forward take on some standards for Woodshedd Records.

Jack DeSalvo - guitar

Joel Shapira - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums

1. Deluge 09:04

2. Beautiful Love 08:19

3. Bemsha Swing 06:00

4. Blue in Green 07:35

5. Dolphin Dance 07:14

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production

© 2018 Woodshedd Records

Rich Rosenthal / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Connoisseurs of Chaos II (UNSEEN RAIN Records 2018)

This time Connoisseurs of Chaos features the horn-like intensity of Rich Rosenthal's the electric guitar, the deep, soulful double-bass of Boston native Phil Sirois and master percussionist Tom Cabrera on drums.

Rich Rosenthal - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums, percussion

1. Piece 1A 06:52

2. Piece 1B 03:06

3. Piece 2A 03:34

4. Piece 2B 07:07

5. Piece 3A 06:25

6. Piece 3B 05:59

7. Piece 4 09:27

8. Piece 5 10:48

9. Piece 6 14:29

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production