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Geof Bradfield – Melba!
May 3, 2013(Origin Records) Saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield’s Melba is a brassy and powerful tribute to the great arranger and trombonist, Melba Liston. The recording is a work which was commissioned by Chamber Music ...
Emily Tseng – Sonho
April 30, 2013(Mei Music) Vocalist Emy Tseng’s debut recording Sonho introduces us to an exhilarating new voice in the Brazilian music genre. Tseng was studying classical voice when she discovered the jazz scene in New York ...
Anthony Branker & Word Play – Uppity
April 26, 2013(Origin Records) Bandleader, composer and producer Anthony Branker directs Wordplay, a collective of talented musicians, on his latest release Uppity. The sound is forward-thinking, with a nice mix of swing and ...
Raquel Bitton – Rhythm of The Heart
April 23, 2013(Raquel Bitton) Rhythm of The Heart is Raquel Bitton’s beautiful and innovative marriage of French vocals with Afro Cuban rhythms. The result is music of great zest and je ne sais quoi (a certain something) ...
Gerald Clayton – Life Forum
April 19, 2013(Concord Records) Gerald Clayton’s debut for Concord Records is another great venture in sound. Life Forum co-mingles the pianist’s syncopated rhythms with voice and brass for a magnificent musical ...
Jeffrey Gimble – Beyond Up High
April 16, 2013(Cafe Pacific Records) Vocalist Jeffrey Gimble is a unique new voice on the jazz scene. What makes Beyond Up High ,Gimble’s debut effort, such a pleasure to listen to is hearing the joy in his approach to the ...
Dave Haskell Group – Pivot Point
April 12, 2013(Coastal Sky Productions) Guitarist Dave Haskell is proof that sometimes it is possible to live more that one big dream in the course of lifetime. Haskell lived the life of a commercial airline pilot for many years ...
Jan Shapiro – Piano Bar Afterhours
April 9, 2013(Jan Shapiro) A veteran of the hotel circuit before becoming a Berklee College professor, vocalist Jan Shapiro presents a warm and inviting recording on that exemplifies the depth of her earlier vocal experience. ...
Sean Nowell – The Kung-Fu Masters
April 5, 2013(Positone) The Kung-Fu Masters, the latest release from tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell moving through a cacophony of sonic landscapes and moods. The Birmingham, Alabama native embraces a rich spectrum of sounds while ...
Karen Souza – Hotel Souza
April 2, 2013(MusicBrokers) Hotel Souza, the debut recording of vocalist Karen Souza, grabs you from the very first note. Souza’s vocal delivery is a throwback, and yet, very contemporary in style. It’s both ...