Steve Meashey

Paul Colombo Group: Mabrouka

by Dan McClenaghan
January 12, 2026

Guitarist Paul Colombo is blessed in his collaborative album, Mabrouka, with a group of imaginative and inspired sidemen, including, most notably, keyboardist Ron Thomas. This is Colombo's sophomore outing, following Rio Crystal (Vectordisc Records, 2021), and Thomas, bassist Andy Alonso and drummer Chris Loser make return appearances on Mabrouka. Add guest slots by flutist Tom Strohman and organist Andy Roberts, along with acoustic bassist Steve Meashey on six tunes. The set is tagged, accurately, as a “contemporary jazz ...