by Dominique Carson, Singer’s Room The music industry can make room for another husband and wife duo, The Baylors (their professional name The Baylor Project). Jean Baylor is from 90’s R&B selling platinum group, Zhane and Marcus Baylor is an accomplished musician and drummer. Together, The Baylors released The Journey on February 10th, their self-produced … Read More
by L. Michael Gipson, Soul Tracks The Baylor Project – The Journey There are many kinds of journeys traveled over the 11 tracks of The Baylors’ The Journey, both explicit and implied. The most obvious is the project’s journey across a range of genres that Nicholas Payton calls Black American Music or BAM, from jazz … Read More
by Denin Koch, ZEALnyc Review of guitarist Mark Whitfield’s new recording, Grace, which he will be celebrating for two nights, February 17-18, at The Django, Tribeca, NYC. Considering that Mark Whitfield began his career under the influence of Wynton Marsalis’s strict limitations on jazz, much of his work during the 1990s and 2000s is somewhat … Read More
by DanMichael Reyes, Revive If you’ve ever caught The Baylor Project at one of their bi-monthly shows at Smoke then you’re already familiar with the light effervescent quality of their music mixed with the stank-face-inducing grooves that husband and wife duo Jean and Marcus Baylor are able to produce. The band has come a long … Read More
by Ralph A. Miriello, The Huffington Post The Florida based pianist Gianni Bianchini has a new album to be released on Feb 21, 2017 titled Type I. The title is reference to his recording debut and the fact that he fights with Type I diabetes which has been an influence on his life and so … Read More
by Vangelis Aragiannis, Jazz Buzz Οι πατεράδες και των δύο ήταν πάστορες και η εκκλησία έγινε το πρώτο τους σχολείο. Εκεί γνώρισαν τη μουσική, και από τα γκόσπελ πέρασαν στα μπλουζ, στη σόουλ, στην τζαζ. Ο Marcus Baylor έγινε παγκόσμια γνωστός ως μέλος για μια δεκαετία (από το 2000 μέχρι το 2010) των Yellowjackets, αλλά … Read More
by Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times THE BAYLOR PROJECT at the Blue Note (Feb. 13, 8 and 10:30 p.m.). Jean and Marcus Baylor are a married couple whose buoyant, convivial music unites gospel, jazz and R&B. Ms. Baylor, a vocalist, was one half of the 1990s neo-soul group Zhané; Mr. Baylor started drumming in … Read More
by Bill Milkowski, Jazziz ALL IN THE FAMILY BAND Mark Whitfield and his sons release their sparkling debut. During the 1990’s, Mark Whitfield would bring his two young boys, Davis and Mark Jr., to his gigs around town. They would sit on his amps during soundchecks, hang out in dressing rooms after sets and generally … Read More
by Jon-Lawrence Koloba, TIDAL Saxophonist Mike Casey puts out some of the best contemporary jazz we’ve heard in a long while. From the day he first picked up a saxophone in fifth grade, Casey’s love for jazz became inescapable. Beyond being nominated for “Best Jazz” at the CT Music Awards, Casey has performed alongside prominent … Read More
by Martin Johnson, The Wall Street Journal For decades, the cello has been on the fringes of jazz. The outstanding bassists, Oscar Pettiford and Ron Carter, occasionally recorded on the instrument, and cellists like Abdul Wadud,Diedre Murray and Fred Lonberg-Holm have been cornerstones of avant garde recordings and groups. Akua Dixon has forged a solid … Read More
