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Mads Tolling Quartet – Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty – Live at Yoshi’s
May 20, 2012(Madsman Records) Violinist Mads Tolling recently announced his departure from the Turtle Island String Quartet after 9 years to focus on his own band projects. He’s off to a great start with his new ...
Hailey Niswanger – The Keeper
May 16, 2012(Calmit Records) Saxophonist Hailey Niswanger plays with all of the skill and sophistication of someone three or four times her age of twenty-one. The latest showcase for her virtuosity is her sophomore release, The ...
Brian Ho – Organic
May 11, 2012(B2B Music) San Francisco-based organist Brian Ho first fell in love with playing the organ when he became its full-time practitioner at an African-American church at 16 years old. Today, the thirty-something is a ...
Catherine Russell – Strictly Romancin’
May 9, 2012(World Village) It’s not just the fact that Catherine Russell has a voice that sounds like a throwback to earlier singers (including a touch of Billie Holliday), while still being very much in the present, or ...
Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group – Signing
May 4, 2012(Record Label) Vibraphonist Joe Locke and pianist Geoffrey Keezer join forces to lead a stellar lineup musicians on their collaboration Signing. The album acquired its title from a touching story that Locke tells of ...
Anne Sajdera – Azul
May 1, 2012(Bijari Records) Azul is the terrific recording debut of San Francisco-based pianist and composer Anne Sajdera. The project, co-produced with guitarist Ray Obiedo, has a wonderful melodic feel. Sajdera is joined on ...
Brad Mehldau Trio – Ode
April 20, 2012(Nonesuch Records) Ode is the first recording from the Brad Mehldau Trio in 4 years. The project’s title references its musical odes to many different people, fictional and nonfictional, including the late, ...
Sara Leib – Secret Love
April 17, 2012(OA2 Records) Vocalist Sara Leib makes a wonderful recording debut with Secret Love, produced by Matt Pierson. Leib delivers warm, inviting vocals over fresh new arrangements of classic and contemporary tunes. ...
Dan Cray – Meridies
April 13, 2012(Origin Records) On his latest, Meridies, pianist Dan Cray provides a fantastic portrait of contemporary quartet of musicians at work. Cray is joined by a terrific group comprised of Noah Preminger on saxophone, ...
Paco De Lucia – En Vivo Conciertos: Live In Spain 2010
April 10, 2012(Decca Records) Guitarmaster and legend Paco DeLucía puts on a quite show on his latest, En Vivo Conciertos Live in Spain 2010. The 2-disc recording captures DeLucia live in front a very enthusiastic home audience ...
