Mike Horn

"Traverser l'Antarctique, c'était mon rêve d'enfant. J'ai décidé d'affronter cette immensité blanche en empruntant un itinéraire jamais exploré, le plus long que l'on puisse envisager : 5 100 km d'une trace presque rectiligne, avec, devant moi, la solitude, les champs de crevasses, les tempêtes de neige, les températures glaciales. On me prédit l'enfer, une course contre la mort. Je suis loin d'imaginer l'épreuve qui m'attend." - Mike Horn

“Traverser l’Antarctique, c’était mon rêve d’enfant. J’ai décidé d’affronter cette immensité blanche en empruntant un itinéraire jamais exploré, le plus long que l’on puisse envisager: 5100 km d’une trace presque rectiligne, avec, devant moi, la solitude, les champs de crevasses, les tempêtes de neige, les températures glaciales. …

It’s an appropriate name for a Holober-led band; in many ways, Holober’s management of his many musical inspirations is a balancing act. On one hand, much of what he’s best known for is his work with larger ensembles like the WDR Big Band, the HR Big Band, and the Gotham Jazz Orchestra, whose latest work with Holober at the helm, Hiding Out, earned a 2020 GRAMMY® nomination. On the other, there’s the magnetism of even greater self-actualization, of writing for and leading a smaller group.

Mike Zito is a rocker at heart, influenced by his AOR heroes and the music he grew up with living from St. Louis to Texas. There's a distinct blues element present on this, his fifth CD, but it is subsumed by the Southern-style rock & roll songs he has developed and refined. Playing tunes that define his life, Zito's music needs little explanation or embellishment – he's as straightforward as they come, with no punches pulled. He's prone to get funky on occasion, or go into acoustic unplugged mode, but for the most part, he sticks to tried-and-true upbeat rock songs such as "Love Like This" and "Universe," which define where he's at.