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Mark Murphy – Live in Athens, Greece
July 5, 2016(Harbinger Records) Live in Athens, Greece is a fantastic documentation of the late, great singer Mark Murphy recorded at the Gazarte Club, one of the city’s hottest night clubs in 2008. Once things gets ...
Joe Policastro Trio – Pops
July 1, 2016(JeruJazz Records) Pops, the second recording from Joe Policastro and his trio, takes its name from the Chicago-based Pops for Champagne venue where the band has performed since 2011. The project’s name also ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling – Upward Spiral
June 28, 2016(OKeh) A collaboration between an established bandleader and band with an established singer is something that harkens back to a bygone musical age. The teaming of the Branford Marsalis Quartet and singer Kurt ...
Marquis Hill – The Way We Play
June 24, 2016(Concord Jazz) Marquis Hill is one of the most compelling voices on the trumpet today. On The Way We Play, his debut recording for Concord Jazz, he pays tribute to the jazz standards and American songbook classics ...
Lauren White – Out of The Past
June 21, 2016(Cafe Pacific Records) Vocalist Lauren White’s elegant delivery style makes this a very pleasing third recording for the singer. Out of The Past – Jazz & Noir takes you out of moment and into the ...
Arthur Sadowsky & The Troubadours – Beautiful Moments
June 17, 2016(Arthur Sadowsky) Growing up in the Soviet Union, Arthur Sadowsky was raised on Russian classical music, but that all changed with his introduction to the genius of Joe Zawinul. That feeling comes through in the ...
Thirty years later, Green Mill owner Dave Jemilo thrives at his jazz club
June 15, 2016By Howard Reich When Dave Jemilo walked into the Green Mill in the 1980s, he was struck by what he saw. “On some of the light fixtures, the plaster was falling apart,” he says of the then-battered lounge ...
Sari Kessler – Do Right
June 14, 2016(Sari Kessler) Vocalist Sari Kessler has a bright tone to her voice that draws you to what she’s singing. On Do Right , her debut recording, what she’s singing are nicely constructed renditions of ...
Terceto – Kali
June 10, 2016(Jason McGuire Music) Terceto is the fantastic convergence of guitarist and bandleader Jason McGuire, bassist Paul Martin Sounder and drummer Marlon Aldana. The three musicians bring the spirit of the great flamenco ...
Mac Gollehon & The Hispanic Mechanics
June 7, 2016(True Groove) Trumpet and trombone man Mac Gollehon has been a standout on the recordings of many other more known artists, including David Bowie, Grace Jones, Duran Duran, now comes his own visionary project. Mac ...