Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune The torrents of sound that shook the Green Mill Jazz Club on Friday night could have issued from the horn of only one man: Dave Liebman. … Read More
Month: October 2017
New York City Jazz Record Features Julie Benko’s “Introducing Julie Benko”
Suzanne Lorge, New York City Jazz Record
Musical Memoirs’s Blog Features Lupa Santiago & Anders Vestergard’s “Inside Turnabout”
Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs’s Blog This project is explosive. From the very first strains of guitar and drums, the title tune sets the bar high by a musical ensemble … Read More
Stereogum Features Rachel Therrien’s “Why Don’t You Try”
Phil Freeman, Stereogum Montreal-based trumpeter Rachel Therrien has explored some interesting ideas as a leader. Her last album, 2016’s Pensamiento: Proyecto Colombia, was recorded in Bogota with local musicians and featured … Read More
KUCI 88.9FM Features Julie Benko’s Debut Album “Introducing Julie Benko”
Hobart Taylor, KUCI 88.9FM The thing about early Streisand that shot a twenty something to the stratosphere of song stylists in the ’60’s was her extraordinary skill in “acting” a … Read More
Jazz Trail Reviews Dan Bruce’s “Earthshine”
Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail Ohio-born guitarist Dan Bruce, a former mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene relocated to his hometown, releases his sophomore album, Earthshine, where he sculpts personal compositions with … Read More
The Ralph Peterson Trio, featuring The Curtis Brothers to perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center November 6 & 7
The Ralph Peterson Trio, featuring The Curtis Brothers To Perform At Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center November 6th & 7th, 2017 Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, located at Jazz … Read More
Midwest Record Features Samuel Pompeo’s “Que Descaida” and Lupa Santiago/ Anders Vestergard’s “Inside Turnabout”
Chris Spector, Midwest Record SAMUEL POMPEO QUINTETO/Que Descaida: In which your mind really has to go to another time and place. Choro and jazz were born around the same time. … Read More
Latin Jazz Network Reviews Trio Ciclos’s “Mobiles: Vol. 1”
Raul da Gama, Latin Jazz Network While you will never hear the enormous struggle of the musicians of Trio Ciclos’ impulses to break free of some of the more binding … Read More
Acquarian Weekly Reviews Rob Schneiderman’s “Tone Twister”
Mike Greenblatt, Acquarian Weekly For his first new studio effort in over a decade, pianist/composer/mathematician Rob Schneiderman has taken on the role as a Tone Twister (Hollistic Musicworks). Backed by … Read More