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Music Conservatory Of Westchester Holds 85th Anniversary Jazz Brunch
December 12, 2014WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Music Conservatory of Westchester, a nonprofit community music school in White Plains, recently held its 85th Anniversary Jazz Brunch at Castle Hotel & Spa in Tarrytown. Source: ...
Vincent Lyn – Live in New York City
December 5, 2014(Record Label) Vincent Lyn has had a diverse career as a kickboxing champion, model and actor, and he’s also accomplished pianist. Lyn is captured Live In New York City on this effort in a return engagement at ...
Nicola Conte – Free Souls
December 2, 2014(Schema) With all the releases we receive each week, sometimes one may unintentionally slip by us, but in going back through the vast releases, are we ever glad we discovered this one by Nicola Conte. Free Soul is ...
Jazz legend Barber still going strong at 84
December 1, 2014WHEN he steps onto stage at Eastleigh he will be celebrating his 65th anniversary as a bandleader. by Duncan Eaton Trombonist Chris Barber is the sole survivor of a legendary trio of British jazz musicians called ...
Brian Charette – Good Tipper
November 28, 2014(Posi-tone) Hammond-B3 player Brian Charette is back with another great effort. Good Tipper is a solid work from start to finish, with Charette and company creating a vibe that makes listening an absolute necessity. ...
Claire Martin – Time and Place
November 25, 2014(Linn Records) Claire Martin is a sophisticated singer in her own right, but add a string quartet and a terrific selection of tunes and you’ve got a truly high caliber production. On Time & Place, Martin ...
The Guardian: Blue Note at 75 review – how jazz became cool
November 23, 2014By John Fordham The belief that jazz is not marginal but essential drove the success of the fabled 75-year-old Blue Note label, which attracted geniuses such as Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, and made jazz seem ...
The Mike Longo Trio – Celebrates Oscar Peterson
November 21, 2014(Consolidated Artist Productions) Pianist Mike Longo’s latest effort is a tribute to piano and jazz great Oscar Peterson. A teenaged Longo saw Peterson and years later and was fortunate enough to be taken ...
Chelsey Green and The Green Project – The Green Room
November 18, 2014(Reserved Green Project Music) Sometimes great music come in unexpected packages, this is definitely case with violinist Chelsey Green and the Green Project. While the outer cover of The Green Room may not convey ...
Jimmy McIntosh – Jimmy McIntosh and…
November 14, 2014(Arizona Club Records) Guitarist Jimmy McIntosh spins an all-star line-up of talents into an equally impressive recording. On Jimmy McIntosh and… the Las Vegas based talent gets by with a little help from ...
