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Kurt Elling Returns To Chicago
October 16, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: kurt ellingTwelve years ago, jazz singer Kurt Elling left Chicago for New York. Three months ago, he returned.The move, says Elling, was prompted not by the pandemic, which has devastated New York, but by a longstanding desire to move back to the city where he launched his career. Read the full story.
Maggie Herron | Your Refrain
October 15, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Bill Cunliffe, Bob Sheppard, Brandon Winbush, David Enos, Dean Taba, Geoffrey Keezer, Gillian Margot, John Ferraro, Larry Goldings, Maggie Herron, Rick BraunYour Refrain is Maggie Herron’s lovely homage to her daughter and lyrical collaborator, Dawn Herron, who was killed in April of this year in a tragic accident. The mother and daughter were in the midst of creating tunes at the time of the accident, some of which are the basis of this ...
Cécile McLorin Salvant Awarded 2020 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant
October 6, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Cécile McLorin SalvantJazz singer and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant has been awarded a fellowship with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is the only musician in this year’s group of “genius grant” recipients. She joins several other scientists, writers, and scholars among the 2020 honorees, ...
Jacám Manricks | Samadhi
October 2, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Clarence Penn, Jacám Manricks, Joe Gilman, Matt PenmanSaxophonist Jacám Manricks’ Samadhi provides a calming presence to these heady times. This is not to say that the music is sedate, in fact, the performances of the tunes, all compositions by Manrick, brim with an engaging energy that draws the listener in quite well. In addition to ...
Ashley Locheed & Chris Rottmayer | So In Love
September 25, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Ashley Locheed, Chris Rottmeyer, Chuck Archard, Keith WilsonSo In Love is the thoroughly enjoyable release from pianist Chris Rottmeyer and vocalist Ashley Locheed. The production features a wonderfully diverse array of tunes, each featuring new arrangements that add new flavors to compositions by Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, ...
David Sills | Natural Lines
September 15, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Blake White, David Sills, Larry Koonse, Mike Scott, Tim PleasantNatural Lines, saxophonist David Sills’ 17th recording as a leader, is a truly fantastic work. The production features outstanding performances from a stellar lineup of top players. In addition to Sills on tenor saxophone and alto flute, the band is comprised of two guitarists, Larry ...
Eva Kess | Sternshnuppen: Fallen Stars
August 28, 2020 / No CommentsThe bassist, composer and bandleader Eva Kess has released Sternshnuppen: Fallen Stars. The project, Kess’ fourth release, fuses the Swiss musician’s rhythm section with a string quartet to create an amazing new body of music.
Kenny Washington | What’s The Hurry
August 22, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Ami Molinelli-Hart, Dan Feiszli, Gary Brown, Jeff Cressman, Josh Nelson, Kenny Washington, Lorca Hart, Mike Olmos, Peter Michael Escovedo, Victor GoinesKenny Washington has emerged as one of the preeminent jazz vocalists of the current day. What’s The Hurry is further evidence of this opinion. Washington’s ease of delivery and warm tone makes listening to anything he croons a real pleasure. On this effort, he takes on a bevy of ...
Antonio Adolfo | BruMa : Celebrating Milton Nascimento
July 28, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Antonio Adolfo, Claudio Spiewax, Dada Costa, Danilo Sinna, Jesse Sadoc, Jorge Helder, Leo Amuedo, Lula Galvao, Marcelo Martins, Milton Nascimento, Rafael BarataPianist Antonio Adolfo delivers an incredibly well-done tribute with BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento. Replete with outstanding arrangements, the recording showcases fantastic performances of tunes that Nascimento wrote or co-wrote. The high level of musical excellence heard here starts ...
BK Trio | Hit It
July 24, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: BK Trio, Brian Kooken, Greg Hatza, Robert Shahid, thejazzpage.comHit It by the BK Trio is a total groove fest from beginning to end. The trio comprised of bandleader Brian Kooken on guitar, Greg Hatza on Hammond B3 organ, and Robert Shahid on drums have incredible synchronicity that threads throughout the recording. The set is made up completely of ...
