Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz The 13-piece all-star salsa big band Spanish Harlem Orchestra celebrates their 15-year anniversary in grand style with Anniversary, their sixth studio album. Champions of salsa dura (“hard salsa”), … Read More
Month: July 2018
RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT: Bassist & Composer Evan Salvacion Levine Announces New Album “Mestizo” – Out October 5th
Shifting Paradigm Records is proud to announce the October 5th release of Mestizo, the new album from bassist and composer Evan Salvacion Levine. Mestizo, Levine’s sophomore release as a leader, … Read More
REVIEW: Italy’s SUONO Reviews Adison Evans’ “Meridian”
Daniele Camerlengo, SUONO Un altalenante dedalo di geometrie, vallate e dolci pendici, spazi dove rasserenare lo spirito ed oblare le conseguenze della frenesia del mondo contemporaneo. Parliamo del piccolo borgo … Read More
REVIEW: Music & More Reviews Kathy Kosins’ “Uncovered Soul”
William Kates, Music & More When I find an album that I like as much as this one on my first listen, I have to check myself by listening to … Read More
TRACK FEATURE: WBGO’s Take Five Features Itai Kriss’ “Sahadi’s Serenade”
Nate Chinen, WBGO An Israeli flutist on the Afro-Latin scene — that’s an oversimplification of the musical profile that Itai Kriss cuts in New York, but not an inaccurate one. Kriss, … Read More
REVIEW: Jazz History Online Reviews Keri Johnsrud & Kevin Bales’ “Beyond the Neighborhood – The Music of Fred Rogers”
Thomas Cunniffe, Jazz History Online With a highly acclaimed documentary now playing in theaters, and several noteworthy television retrospectives in broadcast rotation, the world is re-discovering the work of Mister (Fred) Rogers. Since … Read More
REVIEW: All About Jazz Reviews Gregory Generet & Richard Johnson’s “2 Of A Kind”
C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz 2 of a Kind is a wholly organic jazz recording. Vocalist Gregory Generet and pianist Richard Johnson(notable for his past membership in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and … Read More
REVIEW: Jazz Weekly Reviews Adi Meyerson’s “Where We Stand”
George Harris, Jazz Weekly Bassist Adi Meyerson delvers a strong post bop album of originals with a strong cast of Joel Frahm/ts-ss, Freddie Hendrix/tp, Camila Meza/g-voc, Mike King/p and Kush … Read More
INTERVIEW: Doing Jazz Podcast Interviews Adi Meyerson
Lorens Chuno, Doing Jazz Podcast On her new album, Where We Stand, bassist and composer, ADI MEYERSON presents a classic yet personal interpretation of her original compositions. Join Adi and … Read More