Gregory Uhlmann / Josh Johnson / Sam Wilkes: Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes

Gregory Uhlmann / Josh Johnson / Sam Wilkes: Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes

On their first album as a trio, the L.A. musicians combine complex polyrhythms and ambient cooldowns with help from a remarkable array of effects.

Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes : Aquarium Drunkard

In the latest permutation of the adventurous L.A. jazz group SML, guitarist Gregory Ulhmann and saxophonist Josh Johnson are joined by bassist Sam Wilkes, for an album that both deepens and expands the SML project. Looking back to bebop and drifting through post-rock, with pit stops at Jaco Pastorius, Lyle Mays and the Beatles, Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes is unafraid to embrace the beautiful, even as it remains committed to experimentation and smooth…