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Ed Reed – Born To Be Blue
July 12, 2011(Blue Shorts Records) Ed Reed is a singer with great vocal chops, years and musical wisdom. His latest recording was born of a five night stand in Bern, Switzerland in 2009. The musical cameraderie from those nights ...
Pat Metheny – What’s It All About
July 8, 2011(Nonesuch Records) What’s It All About is the latest from guitar virtuoso and musical explorer Pat Metheny. This solo effort which has the Missouri native returning once again to the baritone guitar he ...
Amikaeyla & Trelawny Rose – A Celebration of Eva Cassidy: Live
July 5, 2011(Patois Records) Singers and songwriters Amikaeyla Gaston and Trelawny Rose have long shared a common love for heralded vocalist/songwriter Eva Cassidy, whose life was cut short in 1996 by cancer when she was 36 ...
National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters
June 25, 2011The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award — the nation’s highest honor in jazz. The five recipients will receive a one-time ...
The Headhunters – Platinum
June 17, 2011(Owl Studios) Helmed by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, the Headhunters musical franchise continues to roll on since their founding in 1973. Platinum pays homage to their debut recording, which ...
Gerald Clayton – Bond: The Paris Sessions
June 14, 2011(Emarcy) There’s an art to finding a way to tell your own unique version of a story and to have it still be entertaining and make sense to those listening. This is essentially the story of pianist Gerald ...
Peter Hum Quintet – A Boy’s Journey
June 10, 2011(Peter Hum) A Boy’s Journey, the recording debut of the Peter Hum Quintet, is a wonderfully captivating first effort. The thing you notice straightaway is the beauty of the compositions, all of which the ...
Hiromi – VOICE
June 7, 2011(Telarc) VOICE is a testament to why Hiromi is one of the most exciting and virtuostic pianist-composers of her generation. Hiromi’s knack for the spectacular visually doesn’t cloud her ability to ...
Steve Khan-Parting Shot
June 3, 2011(Tone Center) On Parting Shot , the latest recording from guitarist Steve Khan, he turns towards the Latin jazz that he’s loved for many years, especially as a 40-year resident of New York City, fertile ground ...
Karrin Allyson – ‘Round Midnight
May 31, 2011(Concord Records) Karrin Allyson has become one of the most respected vocalists on the modern jazz scene. Her latest production ‘Round Midnight is a study in why this is the case. The project is a collection ...
