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Donna Deussen & The Paul Weitz Trio – On The Street Where You Live
April 7, 2015(Eloise Records) On The Street Where You Live by singer Donna Deussen accompanied by guitarist Paul Weitz and his trio is thoroughly entertaining work. What’s impressive about the project, in addition to ...
Jazz guitarist Marty Grosz 85, keeps ‘hot music’ going
April 4, 2015After a lengthy and hilarious discourse at his South Philadelphia home on all things swing and jazz, hot guitarist Marty Grosz, 85, says, “I hope I don’t sound like a sour curmudgeon, which is probably ...
Gray Matter – Footsteps
April 3, 2015(Gray Matter) Footsteps is the debut outing of an immensely enjoyable band from Canada. Gray Matter is the product of brothers Justin and Derek Gray. Justin is the band’s bassist, while Derek holds down the ...
Don Chisholm to receive 2015 National Jazz Hero Award
April 1, 2015On this first day of Jazz Appreciation Month (April), the Jazz Journalists’ Association has announced that local property developer Don Chisholm will receive its 2015 National Jazz Hero Award to recognize his ...
Eliane Elias -Made in Brazil
March 31, 2015(Concord Jazz) Made in Brazil the latest production from singer-pianist Eliane Elias truly lives up to its name. The project is her first recorded in her native country since she moved to the U.S. in 1981. The ...
The Jiggs Whigam International Trio – Live at Nighttown: Not So Standards
March 27, 2015(Azica Records) Trombonist Jiggs Whigham, a Cleveland native, returns to his city of origin for a wonderful set of music. Live at Nighttown: Not So Standards is a recording of Whigham and his international trio ...
Naz – Time After
March 24, 2015(Naz) Singer Nazia Chaudry (Naz) brings a welcomed voice to the vocal jazz scene. On Time After, her recording debut, Chaudry brings breathes new life into a set of classic pop standards, approaching them not as ...
Reggie Quinerly – Invictus
March 20, 2015(Redefinition Music) Drummer Reggie Quinerly takes the inspiration from the famous William Ernest Henley poem he learned as a child to power himself, and ultimately, this project. Invictus is the name of that poem ...
Marcus Miller – Afrodeezia
March 17, 2015(Blue Note) Bassist Marcus Miller’s latest recording, his first with Blue Note Records, was heavily influenced by his experiences as UNESCO Artist of Peace and spokesperson for its Slave Route Project. ...
Thana Alexa – Ode To Heroes
March 13, 2015(Jazz Village) Born in New York City, but raised in Croatia, vocalist Thana Alexa discovered her interest in jazz at an outdoor café in Dubrovnik. On her debut recording Ode to Heroes, Alexa demonstrates the ...
