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Dave Haskell Group – Pivot Point
April 12, 2013(Coastal Sky Productions) Guitarist Dave Haskell is proof that sometimes it is possible to live more that one big dream in the course of lifetime. Haskell lived the life of a commercial airline pilot for many years ...
Jan Shapiro – Piano Bar Afterhours
April 9, 2013(Jan Shapiro) A veteran of the hotel circuit before becoming a Berklee College professor, vocalist Jan Shapiro presents a warm and inviting recording on that exemplifies the depth of her earlier vocal experience. ...
Sean Nowell – The Kung-Fu Masters
April 5, 2013(Positone) The Kung-Fu Masters, the latest release from tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell moving through a cacophony of sonic landscapes and moods. The Birmingham, Alabama native embraces a rich spectrum of sounds while ...
Karen Souza – Hotel Souza
April 2, 2013(MusicBrokers) Hotel Souza, the debut recording of vocalist Karen Souza, grabs you from the very first note. Souza’s vocal delivery is a throwback, and yet, very contemporary in style. It’s both ...
Ian Carey Quintet +1 – Roads & Codes
March 29, 2013(Kabocha Records) With the debut of his first project, trumpet and flugelhorn player Ian Carey, along with his quintet, made an impressive statement for new jazz artists creating music of their own. This tradition ...
Molly Holm
March 26, 2013(Rinny Zin) Permission is the stunningly impressive debut of Bay area singer and composer Molly Holm. The singer has been on the jazz scene working with Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra, and as a featured singer ...
Jared Gold – Intuition
March 22, 2013(Positone) Intuition is the high-powered release from New York-based Hammond B-3 organist Jared Gold. The New Jersey native truly burns on the keys on a par with some of the instrument’s great modern ...
Brad Goode- Chicago Red
March 15, 2013(Origin Records) Trumpetman Brad Goode’s excellent new release, Chicago Red is perfectly titled. The music, like the midwest city Goode calls home, is big and cool. Goode glides over the rhythm and groove with ...
Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo – Melody Magic
March 8, 2013(Azica) Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo have created a delightful musical alchemy on their latest recording, Melody Magic. What makes the project particularly noteworthy is not only their great musical ...
Patricia Barber – Smash
March 5, 2013(Concord Music Group) Pianist, composer, producer and singer Patricia Barber has a way with words- and music. On her latest, Smash, she shares her painterly world, with each song sounding like its own short story. ...
