By Hector Aviles, Latino Music Cafe The Pacific Mambo Orchestra (PMO) started nearly 10 years ago, did a crowdfunding project for their first recording in 2012, and with it won … Read More
By Alix Cohen, Cabaret Scenes Carole J. Bufford is a red-hot mama with the moves of a lead dancer and the class of a chanteuse. There’s nothing she likes better … Read More
By Ron Forman, Cabaret Scenes Catherine Russell is one of the truly wonderful jazz singers of our time. Add her all-star band consisting of Mark Munisteri (guitar), Mark Shane (piano), … Read More
By Bill Buckley, Soul And Funk And Jazz RICHIE GOODS is an acclaimed US jazz bassist with an impressive list of credits. He’s played with people like Milt Jackson, Ruseel … Read More
By Matt Micucci, Jazziz Flutist/composer Elsa Nilsson’s upcoming album, Hindsight, is a direct reaction to the current political climate and reflects the urgency of her generation. Each of the pieces, … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making a Scene! Pianist, composer and educator Sam Hirsh makes his debut as a bandleader with Quite Frankly, recorded to celebrate the pianist’s thirtieth birthday and tenth year as … Read More
By Under The Radar Staff, WGBH If you’re a regular listener, you already know that at the beginning of 2020, Under the Radar debuted brand new music. After almost 10 … Read More
By Rob Lester, Broadway World When I Googled “Catherine Russell” on my computer for the photo you see here, while trying to decide how to begin this review of her … Read More
By Piotr Pillardy, Red Hook Star – Revue Much in the same way as the madeleines that Proust wrote about so many years ago would involuntarily conjure memories from a … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Making A Scene Alterations is jazz vocalist/composer Robin McKelle’s follow-up to her 2018 Melodic Canvas which we covered on these pages. While that was mostly an album of originals, McKelle … Read More
