From Stuart Hamstra @ Cabaret Hotline Online

I admit it - I love to tease jazz performers about drum solos. After all, what can be original about a drum solo? But now I must admit, seated in an area on the "drum" side of the stage rather than the "piano" side of the stage where I usually sit at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM, I observed a percussion artist at work at the Billy Stritch show I had not noticed before. Not much in the way of drum solos, instead I observed pure talent, artistry and skill. Mike Berkowitz was all musicianship - no show-off flair and flourish.