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Derrick Hodge – The Second
September 9, 2016(Blue Note) The Second is the fantastic sophomore recording from bassist Derrick Hodge. The effort is very much a bass player’s album in that it definitely features a good dose of Hodge’s virtuosity on ...
Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band – Mother’s Touch
June 13, 2014(Positone) Pianist-composer Orrin Evans take the big band jazz genre to a new level with his cooly-branded Captain Black Big Band. A Mother’s Touch is the first studio recording of the 20-plus member ensemble. ...
Ben Williams – State of Art
October 14, 2011(Concord Records) If all anyone knew was that Ben Williams was a heralded talent in music, the expectation might likely be that the music would be hip-hop, but the 26-year old from Washington, D.C. is one of the ...