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Rebirth Brass Brand – Rebirth of New Orleans
May 27, 2011(Basin Street Records) Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to go to the Crescent City when you check out the latest effort from the Rebirth Brass Brand. Rebirth of New Orleans is the bands’ jubilant homage ...
Carmen Cuesta – Mi Bossa Nova
May 24, 2011(Tweety Records) Mi Bossa Nova , the latest release from vocalist Carmen Cuesta is an appropriately sultry, soothing and sensuous tribute to music of the great Antonio Carlos Jobim. Joining Cuesta is guitarist Chuck ...
Judy Wexler – Under A Painted Sky
May 13, 2011(Jazzed Media) Singer Judy Wexler and her mesmerizing voice take on the tunes by some great composers on her latest recording. Under A Painted Sky is a foray through the songbooks of Benny Golson, Leonard Feather, ...
Terell Stafford – This Side of Strayhorn
May 10, 2011(MaxJazz) After perfoming as part of a tribute to the great American songwriter Billy Strayhorn, trumpeter Terell Stafford decided to make his next project a showcase of the genius of the composer. The result ...
Andy Snitzer – The Traveler
May 6, 2011(Native Language) During his almost 12-year absence from recording his own music, saxophonist Andy Snitzer was mostly on the road blowing audiences away while working with Paul Simon, among others. The ...
A Conversation with vocalist Gretchen Parlato
May 5, 2011Check out our recent conversation with vocalist Gretchen Parlato from May 5th, 2011. We spoke with Gretchen about her career and latest recording, The Lost And Found. You can listen here: ...
Roseanna Vitro – The Music of Randy Newman
May 3, 2011(Motema) On vocalist Roseanna Vitro’s latest, The Music of Randy Newman, she adeptly takes on the music of one of America’s most unique contemporary songwriters. Vitro provides a wonderful straight ahead ...
Jeff Tain Watts – Family
April 29, 2011(Dark Key Music) Family from drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts is truly a work that lives up to the title. All of the compositions on the project were inspired by members of his immediate and adopted family. ...
New Tricks – Alternate Side
April 26, 2011(New Tricks Records) What started out as a jam session in the basement of saxophonist Mike Lee soon evolved into a full-fledged jazz band called New Tricks. To listen to Alternate Side, the band’s second ...
Lynne Arriale – Convergence
April 22, 2011(Motema) Pianist-extraordinaire Lynne Arriale’s latest recording Convergence lives up to its name on many level. It’s a convergence of formidable music talents, but it’s also a covergence ...
