REVIEWS: Dave Brubeck, Aaron Burnett, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner, and more in Dec/Jan Issue of Jazz Magazine

November 30, 2020
REVIEWS: Dave Brubeck, Aaron Burnett, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner, and more in Dec/Jan Issue of Jazz Magazine

Reviews by Étienne Dorsay, Fred Goaty, Philippe Vincent, Vincent Cotro, and Noadya Amoux, Jazz Magazine The upcoming December/January issue of Jazz Magazine will include album reviews for Dave Brubeck, Aaron Burnett, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner, Miki Yamanaka, The Royal Bopsters, and Alonzo Demetrius. Read in the December/January 2020/2021 upcoming issue of Jazz Magazine.

REVIEWS: Time OutTakes Reviewed by All About Jazz, Toledo Blade, and more

November 30, 2020
REVIEWS: Time OutTakes Reviewed by All About Jazz, Toledo Blade, and more

Dave Brubeck’s most recent release “Time OutTakes,” the first release of the family’s record label Brubeck Editions, is a record of previously unreleased out takes from The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s 1959 record “Time Out.” Over the past few weeks, “Time OutTakes” has received reviews from All About Jazz, Glide Magazine, Toledo Blade, WRTI Radio and … Read More

REVIEW: Sylwester Ostrowski’s “Jammin’ With KC” – All About Jazz

November 30, 2020
REVIEW: Sylwester Ostrowski’s “Jammin’ With KC” – All About Jazz

by Kyle Simpler, All About Jazz Sylwester Ostrowski traveled from his native Poland to Kansas City in February 2020 to participate in a centennial celebration of Charlie Parker‘s life and music. During the visit, Ostrowski visited Parker’s childhood home, his grave, and other historical landmarks. He also sat in with some of Kansas City’s finest jazz musicians at several … Read More

FEATURE: Mariel Bildsten’s Backbone – Santa Barbara Independent

November 29, 2020
FEATURE: Mariel Bildsten’s Backbone – Santa Barbara Independent

Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara Musician Comes Out Swinging in New York In recent years, the arrival of the holidays in Santa Barbara has brought with it an array of traditions, one of which has been the regular appearance of S.B.-raised and increasingly acclaimed N.Y.C.-based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildsten on the SOhO calendar … Read More

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Grammy Award Nominee Thana Alexa ‘ONA” – Jazz FM

November 29, 2020
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Grammy Award Nominee Thana Alexa ‘ONA” – Jazz FM

By Alastair Steel, Jazz FM Throughout ONA, which is the word for “she” in her family’s native Croatian language, Alexa explores through eight unique original compositions and two outstanding new arrangements, the complex theme of what it means to be a woman. Read more here.    

FEATURE: Regina Carter mixes music and politics in ‘Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground’ – The Bay State Banner

November 26, 2020
FEATURE: Regina Carter mixes music and politics in ‘Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground’ – The Bay State Banner

By Scott Haas, The Bay State Banner Jazz violinist Regina Carter teamed up with Grammy Award-winning producer and writer Kabir Sehgal to release “Swing States: Harmony in the Battleground” in July. Sehgal, a godson of civil rights icon Andrew Young and author of “Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology,” among … Read More