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Ellie Martin | Verdant
May 10, 2023 / No CommentsVerdant is an outstanding debut recording for singer Ellie Martin. The album features 12 original tunes penned by Martin, a cancer-survivor and mother, inspired by her life experiences. Martin really delivers showcasing her creative and vocal range with the diversity of the recording’s ...
Towner Galaher Organ Trio | Live
May 7, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Lonnie Gasperini, Marvin Horne, Towner GalaherDrummer Towner Galaher’s 4th recording as a leader features him leading his Organ Trio live in performance. The selections here run the gamut of musical moods from groovin head-boppers to mellow ballads. The combined talents of Galaher, Hammond organist Lonnie Gasperini and guitarist ...
Ella & The Boss Beat | In The Moment
May 5, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Alain Bradette, Ella & The Boss Beat, Ella Bourges, Greg Little, Jonathan Dills, Kim Freitas, Larry Williams, Magrus Bourges, Rodrigo Sha, Ruvit BrachoElla & The Boss Beat is a cool father-daughter band founded by singer, pianist and bassist Ella Bourges and drummer/percussionist Magrus Bourges. Their band’s sound on In The Moment is a blend of jazz, soul and Brazilian pop (Magrus was born in Brazil. Ella was born in Miami and ...
Fareed Haque | Casseus!
May 2, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Alex Austin, Fareed Haque, Greg Fundis, Jose Maria Piedra, Juan Pastor, Kevin Kozol, Paul Cotton, Paul Wertico, Richard Christian, Rob Dicke, Ugochi NwaogwugwuGuitarist Fareed Haque’s Casseus! is a wonderful fusion of the classical guitar with Haitian folk music sounds, in the spirit of Haitian-American guitarist Frantz Casseus for whom the production is named. Haque’s masterful playing on the compositions, all of which he composed, is ...
Pierre L. Chambers | Shining Moments
April 14, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Cathy Segal-Garcia, Clayton Cameron, Dori Amarillo, Henry Franklin, Jeff Kaye, Karen Hammack, Matt Gordy, Pierre L. ChambersShining Moments is a solid recording debut by singer Pierre L. Chambers. Produced by Cathy Segal-Garcia, the production nicely showcases the singer and this tribute to the important people in his life. Chambers delivers the vocals in his own easy-going style, featured on a mix of standards ...
Sharon Sable and Joe Holt | Once Upon a Summertime
April 11, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Amy Shook, Joe Holt, Sharon SableVocalist Sharon Sable and pianist Joe Holt pay homage to jazz icon Blossom Dearie with their album Once Upon a Summertime. The duo’s intimate interpretations capture Dearie’s signature blend of sophistication and charm, with Sable’s warm vocals and Holt’s sensitive ...
Mr. Chair | Better Days
March 28, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Ben Ferris, Eddie Barbash, Jason Kutz, José Guzmán, Mark Hetzler, Mike Koszewski, Mr. ChairBetter Days is the new release by the Wisconsin-based jazz unit, Mr. Chair. The production is a fresh and innovative blend of sounds from fusion,straight-ahead, rock and classical. Fittingly, the tunes are all original compositions, undulating musical landscapes that highlight the identity of ...
Mary Foster Conklin | These Precious Days
March 15, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Ed Howard, Guilherme Monteiro, John di Martino, Mary Foster Conklin, Samuel Torres, Sara Caswell, Vince ChericoThese Precious Days is the outstanding new release from singer Mary Foster Conklin. Conklin’s possesses a warm delivery style that is truly on this wonderful collection of standards, including tunes by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Buffy Saint Marie, and ...
Lakecia Benjamin | Phoenix
March 14, 2023 / No CommentsSaxophonist Lakecia Benjamin returns with a recording born of her resilient recovery from a potentially life-changing car accident and coping with the loss of more than a dozen members of her family during the recent pandemic years. Phoenix is reflective of the Brookyln-born musician’s ...
Wayne Shorter Dies at 89
March 3, 2023 / No CommentsWayne Shorter, the enigmatic, intrepid saxophonist who shaped the color and contour of modern jazz as one of its most intensely admired composers, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 89.
