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Akua Dixon
January 16, 2015(Akua’s Music) Akua Dixon boldly goes where few practitioners of the cello have gone. On her self-titled sophomore release, the classically-trained Dixon presents the cello in some musical contexts we ...
Regina Carter – Southern Comfort
May 23, 2014(Sony Masterworks) On Southern Comfort, virtuoso violinst Regina Carter delves into her family tree to create a yet another great work inspired by folk music. The Alabama Appalachian mountains where she spent ...
Helen Sung – Anthem For A New Day
January 31, 2014(Concord Jazz) Pianist/composer Helen Sung applies color in her playing as creatively a painter would on canvas, with broad bold strokes and intricate touches compromising a compelling work. Anthem For A New Day, ...
Christian McBride – Conversations with Christian
January 3, 2012(Mack Avenue) Bassist Christian McBride gets by with the help of a few of his musical friends on his latest release Conversations with Christian.The recording is a collection of duets with a cross-section of musical ...
Stanley Jordan – Friends
December 13, 2011(Mack Avenue) Long past the years as a musical wunderkind, guitarist Stanley Jordan is still very much a solid practitioner of his craft. On Friends, he’s joined by a host of incredible talents, including ...
Disney Jazz Vol. 1 – Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
March 8, 2011(Walt Disney Records) Where to start? When we see a project bearing the Disney name, there’s a natural tendency to think that it’s going to be something just for kids. That’s not the case with ...
