Since 1993, Jamie Masefield's Jazz Mandolin Project has been offering an entirely new concept of what the mandolin can do. Pushing the boundaries with a new innovative sound, "JMP" has toured ...

Back in 1993 Jamie Masefield debuted the first incarnation of the Jazz Mandolin Project. As befits its name, the Project has featured a rotating cast of individuals over the years, including Jon ...

James Masefield has been improvising on the jazz mandolin for decades, including a release on Blue Note Records. Some years back, his eclectic... A Jazzman Turned Builder Says That In Both Fields, The ...

BRECKENRIDGE – Some musicians start their career in the depths of the big city subway. Jamie Masefield, of the Jazz Mandolin Project, began his career while living on a tree farm in the mountains of ...

Mar. 17 - When you think of jazz, the first instruments that pop into mind are probably brass, such as trumpet and saxophone. Then, of course, guitar, bass and drums, perhaps even keyboards. It is ...

(Lenapee Records, CD) Vermont's mandolin prince Jamie Masefield plays his heart out on Jazz Mandolin Project's sixth release, The Deep Forbidden Lake. There's plenty of... Vermont’s mandolin prince ...

Sometimes, the strangest notions develop a life of their own. Consider Jamie Masefield’s decade-long obsession, The Jazz Mandolin Project, which along with T.S. Monk, are the big draws for jazz fans.

Take a moment to conjure a mental image of mandolin music and you might dream up a world of rustic porchside plinkin’ and plunkin’ – a world entirely removed from the boho bravado of Manhattan’s ...

While many people think of the mandolin as a melody instrument in a bluegrass band, or perhaps an iconic instrumental voice in Italian music, it has in recent years become one of the lead voices in ...

Recurring Sunrises. That’s what the sound of the Jazz Mandolin Project brings to mind. The exuberance of Jamie Masefield’s mandolin traverses colorful plains, cushioned by the rolling continuum of ...

James Masefield has been improvising on the jazz mandolin for decades, including a release on Blue Note Records. Some years back, his eclectic... Vermont musician Jamie Masefield has been improvising ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. What do you get when you mix a mandolin with a bass and some drums? Country meets the Chili ...