by George W. Harris I caught this band put together  by bassist Alex Gershman about a year ago at Catalina’s and this past month, and was impressed by how they mixed jazz and vocals into what appeared like a nightclub theatre act. That was the initial vision of what came to[…]

By James DeFrances Bel Air, CA. Last Thursday evening at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill…etc. Sasha’s Bloc launched their new album – Heart On Fire – with a send off party in style. Alex Gershman’s jazz super group pulled out the stoppers during the second night of festivities for their[…]

by Scott Yanow Alex Gershman is a renowned Urologic Surgeon originally from Moscow who has always loved jazz. He also plays bass and in 2012 formed  Sasha’s Bloc, an entertaining and eclectic group that plays several types of jazz. The band and concept have developed steadily over the past  three[…]

Be it with religion, music or politics, there’s nothing like the enthusiasm of a convert, and since Russian-born bassist Alex Gershman discovered the joys of jazz, he’s been on a mission to spread the good news through his musical review Sasha’s Bloc. If you thought last year’s series of concerts[…]

by Bruce Von Stiers I’ve always had a liking for the jazz music of the early 20 th century. From Scott Joplin’s ragtime to the Big Band sound, I’ve been a fan of pretty much all of it. With the popularity of series like Boardwalk Empire, more people are “discovering”[…]

With the release of their second album, Heart On Fire, jazz collective Sasha’s Bloc aims to solidify their growing presence on the U.S. music scene with an original album that hearkens back to the Big Jazz Band sound of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s, and to a performance style that[…]

By Erman Baradi Let it be known I am not a huge fan of jazz. I take it back. Let’s just say I am not a devout listener. Surely, a classic comes on and I sway with the rest of them. But you don’t have to be a jazz fanatic[…]

By Skope You be hard press to find something negative to say about Sasha’s Bloc. They’ve honed their old school jazz and swing sound to a fine art, and deliver it perfectly in their new album. Founded three years ago by Alexander Gershman, the bassist, the band combines a wide[…]

by RJ Frometa So let´s face it, Jazz is one of those genres that not everyone´s really into and only a few have found the way to hit the charts in an industry were art is been overshadowed by shallow entertainment, where what matter the most is not your talent[…]

by Jason Hillenburg My grandmother owned an enormous floor model stereo system, circa 195-, outfitted with a turntable and needle arm that looked as wide as a PVC pipe. A record collection of big band jazz still filled the stereo when I plumbed its depths as a child thirty years later.[…]