by Travis Rogers Jr, The Jazz Owl It was an amazing year of great music from astonishing musicians. So many great horn players and pianists, and so very many great debut albums. This was an extremely difficult year to choose favorites. Once again, these are my favorites for the year. I would not presume to … Read More
Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite The Leandro Cabral Trio hits a home run on their second CD, ‘Alfa.’ Time to hit Brazil for some exquisite samba, courtesy of the Leandro Cabral Trio. Alfa was named after the venue where this live recording took place: The Alfa Theater in Sao Paulo where the acoustics are sublime and the crowd … Read More
by Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Еще один фонографический дебют, но за этого дебютанта я отдал бы парочку вполне себе матерых джазовых волков. Майк Кейси, молодой саксофонист из Хартфорда, Коннектикут, взял за живое своим великолепным, сочным звуком, как на альте, так и на теноре, истинно джазовым драйвом всей программы The Sound of Surprise: Live at the … Read More
by Rick Keene, Rick Keene Music Scene IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BASS … MUSIC WAS IN THE HOUSEHOLD WITH BRANDI DISTERHEFT AND IN HER GENETIC POOL. HER MOM – A PIANIST. HER AUNT – A VOCALIST. A CAREER IN MUSIC SEEMED HER DESTINY. STARTING WITH SOMETHING HER FATHER THOUGHT WOULD BE FUNNY AND … Read More
by Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Мы часто употребляем понятие «бразильский джаз», говорим о влиянии бразильской музыки на джаз, вспоминаем имена музыкантов, первыми соединивших джаз с ритмами бразильского фольклора, но при этом порой забывается тот простой факт, что взаимодействие разных музыкальных языков – это улица с двухсторонним движением. И если босса-нова и самба оказали сильнейшее воздействие … Read More
By Roberto Binda, Argonauta Magazine La trombettista canadese Rachel Therrien arriva al terzo album in proprio con questo imperdibile progetto latin Jazz dal titolo “Pensamiento”, immersione totale nei ritmi colombiani, dal Curralao al Mapale, dall’Abosao al Tamborito in un percorso che porta dal Pacifico all’Atlantico. Le registrazioni sono state effettuate in soli quattro giorni al Quantica Music … Read More
The Vocal Cutting Sessions Vol III Hosted by JD Walter, featuring Carolyn Leonhart Sunday, December 18th, 8:00 and 9:30 PM “Not Bleckmann, not Elling, not even Murphy – can rival the outre audacity of JD Walter” Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes Mezzrow, located at 163 West 10th Street in New York, NY, is proud to present the third volume … Read More
Saxophonist Mike Casey to release debut album “The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door” 2/7/17 “Although I’ve only heard it in fledgling form, his new album The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door is astounding… It’s an album worth waiting for, and our review will follow next year. For now, Mike is … Read More
by Ralph Miriello, Huffington Post My best of Jazz List for 2016: Another year has passed and many would say 2016 was a very tough year for music, especially with the loss of so many influential musicians this past year. The music has always been remarkably resilient and this year is no exception, with many … Read More
by Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Для канадской басистки, певицы и композитора Брэнди Дистерхефт Blue Canvas – это уже четвертый альбом в дискографии. Уроженка Ванкувера дебютировала еще в 2008 году альбомом со скромным названием Debut, но эта работа сразу принесла ей высшую награду канадской звукозаписывающей индустрии, премию Джюно. Успешными были и ее последующие работы: третий альбом … Read More
