Brent Birckhead Ginny’s Supper Club/August 23rd Stephanie Jones, Hot House In Brent Birckhead’s music, listeners find past, present and future expression. Baltimore born and raised, the alto saxophonist and multi-woodwind artist is part of a talented generation that cross-pollinates art forms – an emergent collective whose identity is at once passionately collaborative and defiantly individualistic. … Read More
The Legacy Continues with Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy Live at the Newport Jazz Festival August 3rd, Plus New Dates Announced! “The players keep faith with the tradition rather than chancing any 21st century genre-bends, but it was a great tradition, celebrated with expert devotion here.” John Fordham, Jazzwise “This double disc set proves … Read More
by Matt Silver, WRTI An album of vocal duets isn’t the most common thing in jazz, and perhaps with good reason. The jazz sensibility tends to eschew the gimmicky, the overly sweet, the un-ironically corny. But the new collaboration between pianist—now, also, vocalist—Kevin Hays and vocalist Chiara Izzi, Across the Sea, may well prove among the … Read More
JOHN MINNOCK, NEW BREED JAZZ VOCALIST with DAVE LIEBMAN, NEA JAZZ MASTER & GRAMMY NOMINATED JAZZ SAXOPHONIST on September 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM AT FEINSTEIN’S/,54 BELOW, BROADWAY’S SUPPER CLUB FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents critically jazz vocalist John Minnock on September 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM. For his second engagement at Feinstein’s/54 Below, … Read More
by George Kanzler, Hot House Ben Wolfe’s Fatherhood is the bassist’s musical eulogy to his father, Dan, who died last year. But it is in no way maudlin or a downer. Rather, it is a celebration, featuring a vibrant and changing cast of musicians on nine originals and one standard. Seven of the tunes feature a string … Read More
by Stephanie Jones, Downbeat
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Paul Rauch, Earshot Jazz Being a Seattle jazz musician, and spending some serious time in New York City has become a rite of passage in many ways. Those who venture east seem to gain an edge, not only in terms of experience, but in the understanding that there are no excuses. Do the work. Find … Read More
by Anthony Dean Harris, Nextbop Violinist Zach Brock, bassist Matt Ulery, and drummer Jon Deitemyer first started playing together in 2005 in Chicago. It was a musical companionship that made sense and held to various degrees over the years, overcoming Brock’s move to New York and how time and friendships can naturally grow and evolve. … Read More
NEW YORK’S EMMA FRANK TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM COME BACK (Justin Time) ON SEPTEMBER 6th ALBUM RELEASE SHOW AT THE KNITTING FACTORY IN BROOKLYN, NY + ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES “Her honesty is heartwarming and pure… with an ease that is only achieved by Frank’s strong sense of melodic direction and open lyricism.” – Atwood Magazine … Read More
