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Cécile McLorin Salvant – For One To Love
September 11, 2015(Mack Avenue) If we didn’t know from her previous recordings, For One To Love is an unequivocal declaration that Cécile McLorin Salvant is an artist of exceptional talent. Her approach evokes the spirit of the ...
Mason Razavi & Bennett Roth-Newell – After You
September 8, 2015(First Orbit Sounds) Guitarist Mason Razavi and pianist Bennett Roth-Newell have worked together in various musical capacities since meeting during their graduate studies at San Jose State University. After You ...
Michael Dease – Decisions
September 1, 2015(Posi-Tone) Michael Dease is one of the most inventive and entertaining trombonists on the scene today. Decisions makes that case as strongly as any of his previous works. The range of the material is fantastic. His ...
Bruce Forman Trio – The Book of Forman: Formanism Volume II
August 25, 2015(B4man-Music) Guitarist Bruce Forman has assembled an outstanding production with his latest effort. The Book of Forman: Formanism Volume II is a fantastic showcase of Forman’s talents as a musician, composer, ...
Behn Gillece – Mindset
August 14, 2015(Positone) Mindset is a captivating work and the outstanding recording debut of vibraphonist Behn Gillece. The New Jersey-born musician is equal parts virtuoso player and brilliant composer. The production is a ...
Ahmad Jamal – Live in Marciac: August 5th 2014
August 7, 2015(Jazz Village) Ahmad Jamal remains a consummate artist and explorer at 85 years young. Live in Marciac: August 5th 2014 presents the revered pianist in concert before an enthusiastic audience of music lover at the ...
Phonograph Team Project – 3 Steps To 4
August 4, 2015(Phonograph Team Project) Guitarist David Wright of California, drummer Tomasso Monopoli and pianist Gianluca Grasso, both of Italy, met on a social media website for musicians which began the collaboration between ...
Peak Experience Jazz – Live at Lucy’s Place (Vol.1)
July 31, 2015(JoySpring Music) As the old saying goes “…and a good time was had by all”. That’s what it sounds like listening to the Peak Experience Jazz Ensemble, led by bassist Mike Peak on Live at ...
Kenny Werner – The Melody
July 28, 2015(Pirouet) Pirouet marks pianist Kenny Werner’s first recording with his trio in 7 years. The absence is not evidence in the performances here. What it is heard here is Werner’s mastery of the keys and ...
Joe Porter & Joel Goodfellow – Detours
July 14, 2015(Big Round Records) Percussionist Joe Porter and pianist Joel Goodfellow present a unique take on some well-known compositions in their recording debut. Detours showcases Porter and Goodfellow’s renditions of ...