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Kenny Wheeler – Song For Quintet
February 3, 2015(ECM) Kenny Wheeler’s brilliance shines through on his final recording Song For Quintet. The flugelhornist and composer passed away in September of 2014, ten months after the completion of this recording, and ...
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 ...
Art Hirahara – Libations & Meditations
January 9, 2015(Positone) Pianist and composer Art Hirahara is an artist of immense virtuosity and artistry. Libations and Meditations is indeed a work that is musically pleasurable and spiritually contemplative. Hirahara is ...
Otis Brown – The Thought of You
December 19, 2014(Blue Note) Otis Brown III, the go-to-drummer and sideman for so many other artists, steps out front with his compelling debut recording. The Thought of You is a bold effort which blends various sonic tapestries ...
Vincent Lyn – Live in New York City
December 5, 2014(Record Label) Vincent Lyn has had a diverse career as a kickboxing champion, model and actor, and he’s also accomplished pianist. Lyn is captured Live In New York City on this effort in a return engagement at ...
Brian Charette – Good Tipper
November 28, 2014(Posi-tone) Hammond-B3 player Brian Charette is back with another great effort. Good Tipper is a solid work from start to finish, with Charette and company creating a vibe that makes listening an absolute necessity. ...
The Mike Longo Trio – Celebrates Oscar Peterson
November 21, 2014(Consolidated Artist Productions) Pianist Mike Longo’s latest effort is a tribute to piano and jazz great Oscar Peterson. A teenaged Longo saw Peterson and years later and was fortunate enough to be taken ...
Chelsey Green and The Green Project – The Green Room
November 18, 2014(Reserved Green Project Music) Sometimes great music come in unexpected packages, this is definitely case with violinist Chelsey Green and the Green Project. While the outer cover of The Green Room may not convey ...
Jimmy McIntosh – Jimmy McIntosh and…
November 14, 2014(Arizona Club Records) Guitarist Jimmy McIntosh spins an all-star line-up of talents into an equally impressive recording. On Jimmy McIntosh and… the Las Vegas based talent gets by with a little help from ...
Kenny Shanker – Action City
November 11, 2014(Posi-Tone) Saxophonist Kenny Shanker returns with an outstanding follow-up to his debut effort. Action City is quite fitting of the name for this effort and a great showcase of Shanker’s wonderful tone. The ...