Allen Morrison, Downbeat Hiromi Suda’s muse straddles the worlds of Japenese folk and bossa nova. On her album Nagi (BluJazz; 46:26; 3.5) – the title means “calm” – she displays … Read More
Hiromi Suda’s “Nagi” Receives a 3.5 Review from Downbeat
Month: March 2017
Liberte Big Band Returns to the Williamsburg Music Center 4/20
The Liberté Big Band at The Williamsburg Music Center April 20, 2017, 8pm The Williamsburg Music Center is proud to present The Liberté Big Band on Thursday April 20. Though the 17-piece big band has had a residency at The WMC … Read More
The Mercury News Features Jackie Gage & Lilan Kane’s Upcoming Gig at Yoshi’s
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News With the music industry in disarray and record labels unable or unwilling to nurture new artists, young singers need to stick together these days. San … Read More
Pianist & Composer Helen Sung Announces Spring Tour
Helen Sung Announces Spring Tour Dates With the Helen Sung Quartet and “Sung With Words” in Oregon, California, Washington, Vancouver, and New York! “What’s striking this time around is an … Read More
Jazz Quad Reviews Gianni Bianchinni’s Debut Album “Type I”
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Тhe Great American Songbook, список классических американских стандартов, похоже, обладает волшебными свойствами. Какую страницу ни возьми – ноты одинаковые, но каждый в них заглянувший, интерпретирует по-своему. … Read More
Jazz Quad Reviews Akua Dixon’s “Akua’s Dance”
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Акуа Диксон (р.1948) начинала как виолончелистка в академической музыке, окончила Manhattan School of Music. Но в годы ее молодости Америка была не очень похожа на нынешнюю, … Read More
Cadence Magazine Reviews Matt Ulery’s “Festival”
Robert Rusch, Cadence Matt Ulery [b/tu] has produced a rather interesting release in, Loom/ Large. All the music [73:11] here was composed and arranged by Ulery with the exception of … Read More
New York City Jazz Record Reviews Hiromi Suda’s “Nagi”
Tom Greenland, New York City Jazz Record
Jazz Weekly Features Jeff “Siege” Siegel’s “King of Xhosa”
George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Jeff “Siege” Siegel uses his drums and percussion to team up with Erica Lindsay/ts, Francesca Tanksley/p, Rich Syracuse/b, Feya Faku/fh and Fred Berryhill/pec for a … Read More
Jazz Weekly Features Rachel Therrien’s “Pensamiento”
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Rachel Therrien plays trumpet and composes most of the material here for a collection of Latin passions, dances and serenades. Along with 5, count … Read More