Candlelight Concert : The D'Sievers

Description

The D’Sievers is a jazz quartet featuring trombone that has been active in South East Minnesota for the past ten years. In 2016, the band was one of the featured performers at the Rochester City Jazz Festival.

In 2015 they released a CD of original music entitled Trombots and Mermaids. The CD includes eight original tracks composed by The D’Sievers’ trombonist John Sievers. Sievers is joined by Kurt Savela (drums), Steve Sawyer (bass), and Eric Straubmuller (piano). The CD’s songs range from blues tunes like “The Mermaid Shuffle” to a bossa nova: “Careless.”