UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE: RICKY ALEXANDER, JAY RATTMAN, MATT MUNISTERI at the Ear Out

The best bandwithinaband in 2021, no questions: the MiniEarRegulars, perhaps. Matt Munisteri, guitar; Jay Rattman, bass saxophone; Ricky Alexander, clarinet and tenor saxophone. Later they d be joined by JonErik Kellso, trumpet. .. but for now, hear soaring, lyrical chamber jazz. For those who haven t been following, the Ear Out is the space outside The Ear Inn, a venerable downtown New York City bar, 326 Spring Street, Soho, New York. Recorded by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES