The ten piece jazz collective Sasha’s Bloc, augmented by bassist Alexander Gershman and a cadre of top shelf singers, scarcely needs much introduction at this point. This unique reminder of America’s musical past does more than work as a live action museum piece for upscale couples on a night out.[…]

by RJ FROMETA Can you talk to us more about the story behind your latest track Breakfast? I always wanted to write a song that will have an authentic New Orleans Sound. I am addicted to the early ragtime period and have been listening to the music of the Brass Band[…]

by Monty Zike Music as an entirety has been feeling like it is out of places to go as we travel further into the 2000s. Most new artists are content to milk the pop formula for all it’s worth, while many bands on the radio seem to be happy playing sterile,[…]

Congratulations to Sasha’s Bloc who have received the latest BEAT100 Ultimate Musician Award! The jazz and swing band based in California, USA are focussed on reviving the Jazz culture of the 1920s, 30s and40s. The BEAT100 newcomers have impressed the A&R team with their smooth original track ‘Sunday Blues’ which[…]

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[…]