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Kelley Suttenfield | When We Were Young: Kelley Suttenfield Sings Neil Young
December 5, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Eric Halvorson, Kelley Suttenfield, Matthew Fries, Phil Palombi, The Meming Ensemble String Trio, thejazzpage.comWhen We Were Young from singer Kelley Suttenfield is an impressive and enjoyable tribute to the awesome catalog of Neil Young. Creative arrangements of the songs provide Suttenfield fantastic in-roads to Young’s work, with the singer delivering some warm and engaging performances of the ...
Richie Goods & The Goods Project | My Left Hand Man
December 2, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Chien Chien Lu, Danny Sadownick, David Rosenthal, Gregoire Maret, Jean Baylor, Lil John Roberts, Mike King, Richie Goods, Shedrick Mitchell, Tariqh Akoni, The Goods Projects, thejazzpage.comBassist Richie Goods heads up the electric-fusion sound unit The Goods Project on My Left Hand Man. The project, Goods’ third as a leader, is a tribute to his former bandleader and mentor, the late Mulgrew Miller. It’s a pretty sturdy tribute, forging new compositional territory ...
Katerina Brown | Mirror
November 26, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Adam Shulman, Airto Moreira, Akira Tana, Brian Ho, Celso Alberti, Gary Brown, Katerina Brown, Kenny Washington, Mads Tolling, Miles Olmos, Ricardo Peixoto, Robert Roth, Timothy AnguloSinger Katerina Brown provides a wonderful debut with Mirror. The Russian-born chanteuse delivers vocals on this effort in a way that makes for truly pleasurable listening. The setlist of the recording is a mix of older and newer standards, with a couple of tunes in her native tongue added to ...
Shannon Gunn | Gunn’s Ablazin’
November 5, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Chris Barrick, Garrett Gleason, Hope Udobi, Kelton Norris, Mikel Combs, Shannon Gunn, thejazzpage.comTrombonist Shannon Gunn brings a hip, modern sound to the instrument with Gunn’s Ablazin’. The production is a nice blend of musical landscapes, joining excellent compositions by Gunn with nicely re-worked covers of classic and contemporary tunes. Gunn is assisted in this effort by ...
New jazz club opening in Charlotte after nearly 20 years
November 1, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Charlotte, jazz in North Carolina, Middle C Jazz Club, North Carolina, North Carolina JazzLarry Farber knows, in his heart of hearts, that he could be making a colossal miscalculation. Despite all of the meticulous research and planning and attention to detail the 68-year-old longtime entertainment booking agency mogul has put into Middle C Jazz — a nightclub set to open Saturday in ...
Kelley Johnson | Something Good
November 1, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Jay Thomas, John Hanson, Kelley Johnson, Kendrick Scott, Michael GlynnKelley Johnson poses a sophisticated, well-honed voice and delivery that makes listening a true pleasure. Something Good, the singer’s fifth recording, is a wonderful showcase of her talents vocally and as an arranger. Taking on numerous selections from the Great American Songbook, ...
Miles Davis Estate Signs Deal with Downtown Publishing
October 28, 2019 / No CommentsDowntown Music Publishing has signed a global publishing agreement to represent the entire catalog of the legendary jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis. The long-term agreement, signed with the Davis estate, covers the artist’s entire songbook of more than 250 compositions, including songs ...
Church on Monday | For Being There
October 25, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Daniel Durham, Dr. James Polk, Elias Haslinger, Scott Laningham, Tommy HowardChurch on Monday has been playing their Monday night set at the Continental Club Gallery in Austin, Texas for some seven years. For Being There is an outstanding showcase of why the group has earned that degree of support and loyalty. The band, comprised of saxophonist Elias Haslinger, bassist ...
Douyé | Quatro (Bossa Nova Deluxe)
October 24, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Angelo Metz, Boris Kozlov, David Adewumi, Douyé, Duduka Da Fonseca, Evan Hyde, Freddie Hendrix, Jed Levy, John di Martino, Manolo Badrena, Marcel Camargo, Mike Eckroth, Otmaro Ruiz, Romero Lumbambo, Zack O’FarrillNigerian-born, Los Angeles-based vocalist Douyé nicely delivers a sophisticated and timeless collection of songs with her latest. Quatro (Bossa Nova Deluxe) is the singer’s fourth studio outing. The sturdy 16-song setlist is comprised of popular Brazilian jazz standards produced with ...
Troy Roberts | Days Like These
October 18, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Emmet Cohen, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Joey Defrancesco, Troy RobertsTroy Roberts, one of the truly outstanding saxophonists on the scene today, is out with another fantastic effort. Days Like These , his 11th release, is a panoramic showcase of what Roberts does on the horn. The production is a great mix of swinging grooves and soothing ballads. Roberts ...
