Since the mid-1980s, pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and bassist Joe Fonda have formed two-thirds of the rhythm teams of many bands. Several have played at Bop Shop Records during the past three decades. Of course, there's the Fonda/Stevens Group, a band they formed to showcase their compositions and a group that has been referred to as "one of the best-kept secrets in American jazz." And they're the piano/bass team in Conference Call, which has appeared four times at Bop Shop Records. Over the years, they've cropped up on recordings by Mark Whitecage's Liquid Time, singer Katie Bull's groups, the Generations Quartet with Oliver Lake and many others. In 2009, they were part of one of the most fascinating and lively bands we've ever presented at Bop Shop Records, Eastern Boundary Quartet.

[source: Bop Shop website, 2018-Apr-9]