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Kenny Garrett – Seeds From The Underground
March 2, 2012(Mack Avenue) Grammy-winning, journeyman saxophonist Kenny Garrett is back with his first acoustic studio album since 2006. Seeds From The Underground (due out on April10) picks up where he left off very nicely. ...
National Jazz Museum in Chicago
February 29, 2012Chicago Tribune writer Howard Reich looks at talks going on to bring a National Jazz Museum to the city of Chicago. It’d be nice if they could brought back jazz in the evenings there as well. Read the article here
Triosence with Sara Gazarek – Where Time Stands Still
February 28, 2012(Charleston Square) Where Time Stands Still brings Triosence, the trio of German-born pianist Bernhard Schüler, bassist Ingo Senst, and drummer Stephan Emig, together with American vocalist Sara Gazarek for their ...
Ruslan Sirota – Ruslan
February 21, 2012(Roxboro) Ruslan,from pianist-keyboarder Ruslan Sirota, is the debut of a talented contemporary composer and musician. His playing is stellar, as are his color-filled compositions on this recording. Sirota sings and ...
The 2012 Grammy Award Winners For Jazz
February 18, 2012Here are the Grammy Award Winners from the ceremonies held in Los Angeles, CA on February 12, 2012. Best Improvised Jazz Solo Chick Corea – “Five Hundred Miles High” from Forever Best Jazz Vocal album Terri ...
Gregory Porter – Be Good
February 17, 2012(Motema) You can count on one hand the number of times you hear an artist these days whose sophomore recording is better than their first. Gregory Porter is one of those rare artists. Porter’s Be Good goes ...
Hiroe Sekine – After The Rainfall
February 14, 2012(SekaiMusic) After a impressive debut recording, pianist Hiroe Sekine follow things up with an equally impressive second effort, After The Rainfall (due out March 9th). Produced by Russell Ferrante, who also ...
Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play – Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center
February 10, 2012(Blue Forest Records) Chris Brubeck and his trio of Joel Brown and Peter Madcat Ruth produce a lively jam session on their latest release, Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center. Recorded live at the Saratoga Arts ...
Lorraine Feather – Tales of The Unusual
February 7, 2012(Jazzed Media) Singer Lorraine Feather’s latest, Tales of The Unusual, is as quirky as its title, but it’s a recording that is highly engaging. The combination of Feather’s lilting voice and ...
Tom Wetmore -The Desired Effect
February 3, 2012(Crosstown) Pianist-composer Tom Wetmore makes a fantastic debut with The Desired Effect. The player composition for this project is quite unique with a lineup that includes two lead guitarists in Brad Williams and ...
