Jazz Mandolin Project: extra show in Kingston

All regular shows by the Jazz Mandolin Project sold out quickly, so an extra matinee gig at the Assemby in Kingston, NY on February 7 has been added. Tickets are available here.

Jazz Mandolin Project will perform a short run of dates in New England and New York this February, their first tour in two decades. JMP is an adventurous ensemble founded in 1993 by mandolinist Jamie Masefield in Burlington, VT. What began as a way for Masefield to explore improvisation outside traditional jazz frameworks evolved into a boundary-pushing trio with a rotating cast of collaborators. From its earliest days, the group became known for genre-blurring live shows that leaned into spontaneity, groove, and fearless experimentation. The current lineup includes Masefield, drummer Jon Fishman, bassist Danton Boller and trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou.

Jazz Mandolin Project: short tour in February

After nearly 20 years the Jazz Mandolin Project returns for a short tour in February:

Jazz Mandolin Project will perform a short run of dates in New England and New York this February, their first tour in two decades. JMP is an adventurous ensemble founded in 1993 by mandolinist Jamie Masefield in Burlington, VT. What began as a way for Masefield to explore improvisation outside traditional jazz frameworks evolved into a boundary-pushing trio with a rotating cast of collaborators. From its earliest days, the group became known for genre-blurring live shows that leaned into spontaneity, groove, and fearless experimentation. The current lineup includes Masefield, drummer Jon Fishman, bassist Danton Boller and trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Michael "Mad Dog" Mavridoglou.

Jazz Mandolin Project: The Deep Forbidden Lake

A new album by The Jazz Mandolin Project: The Deep Forbidden Lake.

The album's namesake number, along with "Winterlong," are two of the featured Neil Young compositions that provide the album it's "outdoorsy" feel, reinvented in ways far from familiar on Young's Decade compilation. But the album's highlight is a stirring rendition of Tom Waits' "Ol' 55" where Masefield's picking provides as much tenderness as any of his own compositions. Thankfully, the improvisation plays second fiddle to the melodies and arrangements on Deep Forbidden Lake, which allows this incarnation of the Jazz Mandolin to shine in a new, yet familiar setting.

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