Featuring highly-esteemed, NEA Jazz Master percussionist Jason Marsalis Respected jazz pianist, vocalist and organist Gianni Bianchini proudly announces the February 21 release of his highly-anticipated, debut album, ‘Type I’. Recorded … Read More
Month: January 2017
Singer-songwriter Hiromi Suda to release third album “Nagi” on Blujazz, March 7, 2017
“Suda’s uniquely clear, unaffected voice glides, honoring the lines and emphases that characterize Brazilian jazz…There are subtle tilts in new kindred directions… as Japanese folk inflections are woven with contemporary … Read More
WTJU Features Mark Whitfield’s “Grace” in its New Jazz Adds
by Dave Rogers, WTJU Mark Whitfield – Grace (Marksman Productions): Guitarist extraordinaire Mark Whitfield brings out the family for this gift of fire, melody and spirited technique and it truly … Read More
Triptych: Zach Brock, Matt Ulery and Jon Deitemyer To Appear in Boulder, Denver and Fort Collins, CO 1/25/2017 – 1/29/2017
Triptych: Zach Brock, Matt Ulery and Jon Deitemyer To Appear in Boulder, Denver and Fort Collins, CO 1/25/2017 – 1/29/2017 Grammy-nominated violinist Zach Brock, award-winning composer/bassist Matt Ulery and globally esteemed … Read More
Argonauta Reviews Jeff “Siege” Siegel’s “King of Xhosa”
by Roberto Binda, Argonauta Il nuovo album del quartetto del batteristaJeff “Siege” Siegel rappresenta una partenza col botto per questo 2017 e dimostra la straordinaria vitalità della scena jazzistica newyorkese. … Read More
Archaic Pop Features Lupa Santiago and Jonathan Greenstein in their Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2016
by Paul Medrano, Archaic Pop Lupa Santiago 4teto & Ed Neumeister “Ubuntu” An unusual combo guitar / trombone that go past Brazilian Jazz to something extra fresh as well as … Read More
Rachel Therrien Receives a 4-Star Review from All About Jazz
by James Nadal, All About Jazz The music of Colombia is as unique as the geographical layout of the country itself. Having two distinct coastal expanses divided by the Isthmus … Read More
The Baylor Project’s ‘The Journey’ Receives a 4-Star Review from All About Jazz
by James Nadal, All About Jazz The African proverb, “The spirit will not descend without song,” is intrinsically intertwined within the African- American religious experience, and is a revered aphorism … Read More
Brandi Disterheft Receives a 4-Star Review from All About Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz A canvas is often viewed as a neutral starting point, but it needn’t be so. Even a so-called “blank” space can be suffused with … Read More
Boston Concert Reviews Features Jarrett Cherner
by Nelson Brill, Boston Concert Reviews Getting to the husk of simple melodies (steeped in the blues and other influences) is also the working palette of another young pianist’s voice … Read More