Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore is the solo outlet of, you guessed it, Jason Stein- respected local bass clarinetist and the older brother of a formerly very visible comedian.* When Stein isn’t playing for himself he’s lending his wind to Mike Reed’s Flesh and Bone, Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society, and Hearts and Minds with Paul Giallorenzo and Chad Taylor, among others.
After Caroline is Stien's fourth LP under the Locksmith Isidore moniker, and is named for his late grandmother, who passed away the day the album was recorded. Stein is joined on this record by drummer Mike Pride of the hardcore band Millions of Dead Cops and Chicago’s versatile, go-to studio bass guitarist Jason Roebke. When their powers combine Stein, Pride, and Roebke are a gracefully sonorous, no-frills, contemporary bebop powerhouse. It’s not exactly Coltrane (who is?), but sweet mercy does it swing. If this sounds like it would flip your switch, then give this a spin.
A treasure hunt of the mind (Northern Spy).
* Google. Heard of it?
