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Lakecia Benjamin – Retox
June 8, 2012(Motema) New York-based saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin makes an impressive recording debut with Retox. The project is a collection of jazz-tinged funk or funk-tinged jazz, depending on your perspective. Benjamin is an ...
Rebecka Larsdotter – Feathers & Concrete
June 5, 2012(Prophone) Swedish vocalist Rebecka Larsdotter’s latest, Feathers & Concrete is the follow-up to her previous recording of standards. Here the writing is by Larsdotter and the songs provide a more personal ...
Bobby Broom – Upper West Side Story
May 29, 2012(Origin Records) Chicago-based guitarist Bobby Broom returns to his roots with his tenth and latest recording. Upper West Side Story finds the New York City native paying homage to the place of his physical and ...
Randy Hoexter Group – Fromage
May 25, 2012(Randy Hoexter) Fromage is the Randy Hoexter Group’s take on some of the cheesier pop tunes of our times. Don’t even look at the titles. Just put it on and push play, because what you expect based on ...
Tessa Souter – Beyond The Blue
May 22, 2012(Motema) Singer Tessa Souter brings the music and inspiration of classical composers such as Brahms, Chopin and Beethoven into to the jazz vocal realm with her latest effort, Beyond The Blue. Souter adapted ...
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 ...
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 ...
