by Ruth Schweitzer, Canadian Jewish News A chance encounter with a stranger on a train in northern Israel gave jazz singer Sivan Arbel her start as a composer. While in her … Read More
Month: July 2016
Jackie Gage Featured in huge spread in SUONO!
by Daniele Camerlengo, SUONO
Chris Klaxton’s ‘Collage’ Recommended by Dave Sumner of Bird is the Worm
by Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm There’s a picture slideshow quality to the sophomore release by trumpeter Chris Klaxton. Imagine a vintage Kodak carousel shining a bright light on … Read More
Virtuoso Violinist Scott Tixier releases his sophomore album Cosmic Adventure 9/9
“Listening to Scott’s playing makes me very happy because the future of modern jazz violin is in very good hands. He displays a musical maturity in this album which is … Read More
New Release – BALDHILL MUSIC presents JARRETT CHERNER: EXPANDING HEART – October 21
Pianist JARRETT CHERNER Releases Powerful Trio Album ‘EXPANDING HEART’ on his BaldHill Music label [Street Date: 21 October 2016] Date features (mainly) bassist Jorge Roeder, drummer Jason Burger Cherner back … Read More
Talking Harp With Brandee Younger – Full Feature in JazzTimes
Talking Harp With Brandee Younger Young virtuoso pays tribute to Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby by Lee Mergner, JazzTimes It’s well after midnight in the studios of KBOO radio in … Read More
Thinkin’ Big Presents East Coast Tour; Plays Rockport Jazz Festival
The Thinkin’ Big Band will appear in Boston, Washington DC, and New York City, culminating at the Rockport Jazz Festival An 18-piece swing band made up of graduates and students … Read More
A Slice of Jazz on Radio Cardiff Reviews Fabrizio Sotti’s ‘Forty’ and Sivan Arbel’s ‘Broken Lines’
Sivan Arbel, Broken Lines, Starting about 25 minutes into the broadcast: Cardiff Jazz Festival Gareth Roberts chooses a track for us to listen to, Mike Sims reviews the new album … Read More
New Review on JazzTimes.com for Sivan Arbel
by Travis Rogers Jr. for JazzTimes.com and the Jazz Owl Sivan Arbel Crosses “Broken Lines” Incredible vocals and a hot band Sivan Arbel has an old school approach to melody … Read More
Sivan Arbel is featured in the Ottawa Citizen
Sivan Arbel, a young Israeli jazz-singing hopeful, visits Ottawa PETER HUM, OTTAWA CITIZEN A young, new-to-town female singer sat in Monday night in Hull along with some of Le … Read More