Jazz started out on the street with brass bands, and there was a time when instruments of the non-
ambulatory variety just didn't feature. Trombonist Joe Fiedler's three "bones" and a tuba quartet provides a fascinating sliding-
doors glimpse of what would have happened if the music had continued to develop in the street among "low brass" players. As well as being a first call trombone on the New York scene, Fiedler is musical director of a very particular street – that of the Sesame variety – so his credentials for turning out street music are impeccable. With fellow trombonists Ryan Keberle and Luis Bonilla, tubist Marcus Rojas and guest Steven Bernstein on slide trumpet, Sackbutt Stomp is a rare serving of joyous brass, shot through with flavours of cop-show cool. joefiedler.com