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Fuat Tuac | Immigrant
May 26, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Eric St. Laurent, Eric West, Fuat Tuac, Jordan O'Connor, Kevin Turcotte, Kim Richardson, Yesim AkinSinger Fuat Tuac brings his personal perspective to Immigrant. The Turkish-Canadian vocalist’s sophomore recording presents songs here that reflect his experiences adapting to life’s changes and challenges, from homelessness to online dating. It’s a spirited effort backed by ...
Ryan Meagher | AftEarth
May 24, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Andrew Jones, Charlie Doggett, Ryan Meagher, Tim Wilcox, Tina GranzoAftEarth by guitarist Ryan Meagher is a special work of art and music. The recording is accompanied by a 62-page book of works by pen-and-ink artist Tina Granzo that reflects the spirit of the songs. Conversely, Meagher drew inspiration from Granzo’s drawings which were further influenced ...
Marina Pacowski | Inner Urge
May 22, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Brent Fischer, John Clayton, Josh Nelson, Larry Koonse, Marina Pacowski, Peter Erskine, Roy McCurdy, Scott WhitfieldFrench-born singer Marina Pacowski makes an excellent debut with Inner Urge. Although a talented pianist, Pacowski focuses specifically on vocals, with a wonderfully distinctive sound and delivery. The set here is a nice mix of American and French standards which the singer arranged and wrote ...
David Larsen | The Peplowski Project
May 19, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Brendan McMurphy, David Larsen, Jake Svendsen, Josh Skinner, Ken PeplowskiDavid Larsen’s The Peplowski Project is a rousing recording featuring clarinet great Ken Peplowski. Larsen, who plays baritone, alto and tenor sax as well as clarinet is the driving force behind this effort which took inspiration from straight-ahead albums of the 1950s, which were ...
Dave Bass | The Trio – Vol 3.
May 17, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Barry Finnerty, Dave Bass, Kerry Kashiwagi, Scott GordonPianist Dave Bass truly paints with the keys and his latest release The Trio Vol. 3 is another of his masterpieces. Bass’ third release as a lead is outstanding with a pleasant blend of nice re-imagined renditions of compositions by Tadd Dameron, Astor Piazzolla, and Rodgers and Hart, ...
Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker | Parker Plays X
May 15, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Matt Parker, Richard X BennettSaxophonist Matt Parker and pianist-composer Richard X Bennett have created an explorative and expansive recording with Parker Plays X. The effort features compositions by Bennett as interpreted by two musicians along with bassist Adam Armstrong and drummer Julian Edmond. The result is a ...
Eric Lilley Trio | Three
May 12, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Eric Lilley, Mark Diamond, Tony BlackThe music and performances on the Eric Lilley Trio’s Three are as colorful as the artwork on the album’s cover package. Featuring nine original compositions by pianist Eric Lilley, the production is quite the showcase of the talents on the effort. Bassist Mark Diamond and drummer ...
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 ...
