On Her 4th Album “We Should Have Danced”, Kris Adams Sings the Music of Steve Prosser Available October 15, 2018Pre-Release Show: Cornelia Street Cafe, September 4 Jazzbird Records is proud to announce the October 15th release of Kris Adams’ long-awaited fourth album We Should Have Danced: The Music of Steve Prosser. Featuring Adams’ original lyrics … Read More
Month: July 2018
REVIEW: Russia’s Jazz Quad Reviews Adison Evans’ “Meridian”
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad «…Эдисон Эванс открывает свою дискографию не как робкий новичок, а как уже много знающий и умеющий мастер с большим потенциалом развития – и в качестве инструменталистки, и в качестве композитора.» – так заканчивался два года назад опубликованный на нашем сайте обзор Hero, дебютного альбома американской саксофонистки Эдисон Эванс. И вот, в … Read More
REVIEW: All About Jazz Reviews Adi Meyerson’s “Where We Stand”
Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz Adi Meyerson is a young bassist and composer living in New York City. She shows a healthy respect for jazz tradition on her debut CD but also shows the ability to play around with more open-ended musical forms. Most of the tracks have the feel of a hard-blowing ’60s jazz combo … Read More
REVIEW: The Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia Reviews Flavio Silva’s “Break Free”
Ian MacGregor, Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia This is brazilian guitarist and composer Flavio Silva’s second album and he is accompanied by a talented line up. He incorporates American jazz with both African and Afro Brazilian sounds which makes for interesting music. Flavio has written all the tunes except for Chico Bauarque’s “Samba de Amor” … Read More
REVIEWS: Midwest Record Reviews Scott Petito’s “Rainbow Gravity” and Jeff Siegel’s “London Live”
Chris Spector, Midwest Record RAINBOW GRAVITY: The hippie producer from Woodstock gets a bunch of his neighbors to drop by and partake in his busman’s holiday in which he dusts off his bass and plays star turn. With heavy duty enough names to draw you in just on that score, this sets scores well as … Read More
REVIEW: Midwest Record Reviews Judi Silvano’s “Lessons learned”
Chris Spector, Midwest Record Once again, the jazz vocalist finds that sweet spot between art chick and hard core pro as she delivers a real personal album assessing where she is in life now. Lyrically loaded with lessons all should really be thinking about, this is a Zen jazz set that’s sure to resonate with … Read More
RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Pianist & Composer Alex Clough Announces Debut Album “Near, Far, Beyond” – Out October 5th, 2018
After spending over a decade honing his craft as both a sideman and a leader, pianist and composer Alex Clough is now proud to announce the release of his debut album Near, Far, Beyond. Due to be released on Friday, October 5th, Near, Far, Beyond showcases eight original tracks featuring Clough alongside David Smith on … Read More
FEATURE: Hot House Reviews Meg Okura’s “NPO – Live at The Stone” and “IMA IMA”
REVIEW: New York City Jazz Record Reviews Meg Okura’s “NPO Trio – Live at The Stone” and “Ima Ima”
RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Drummer, Composer and Bandleader Anthony Fung Announces New Album “Flashpoint” – Out October 1st, 2018
Canadian drummer Anthony Fung is proud to establish himself as a composer, producer and bandleader on his sophomore album Flashpoint, due to be released on October 1st, 2018. With Fung on drums, Flashpoint features Erin Bentlage (vocals), Edmar Colon (tenor/soprano saxophones & percussion), Josh Johnson (alto saxophone), Alex Hahn (soprano saxophone), Jon Hatamiya (trombone), Isaac … Read More