REVIEW: Renowned Saxophonist Dave Liebman Vibrantly Leads The Generations Quartet With Their Debut Via “Invitation” – Glide Magazine

January 29, 2021Press Reel, Reviews

By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine In 2020 one of the most active musicians from a recording standpoint was NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Dave Liebman, which this writer covered at least four times, twice on these pages. In fact, this effort, Invitation, was originally slated for a 2020 release but was pushed back given last October’s … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Steven Feifke Big Band’s KINETIC out April 9, 2021 via Outside in Music

January 29, 2021New Release, Press Releases

Celebrated Pianist and Bandleader Steven Feifke Announces the Release of His Long-Awaited Big Band Debut, Kinetic, Out April 9, 2021 via Outside in Music Watch the video for “Nica’s Dream” – Premiered by Jazziz Outside in Music is proud to announce the release of Kinetic, the spellbinding big band debut from pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, … Read More

REVIEW: Notable and Nearly Missed 2020 article/ The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Time OuTakes” – All About Jazz

January 29, 2021Press Reel, Reviews

By C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz The year 1959 was a watershed for jazz music. It saw the releases of Miles Davis‘Kind of Blue (Columbia); John Coltrane‘s Giant Steps (Atlantic ); Ornette Coleman‘sThe Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic); Charles Mingus‘ Mingus Ah Um (Inpulse!); and, of course, the Dave BrubeckQuartet’s Time Out (Columbia). … Read More

REVIEW: Allan Harris “Kate’s Soulfood” (Love Productions) – Soul & Jazz & Funk

January 28, 2021Press Reel, Reviews

By Bill Buckley, Soul & Jazz & Funk Allan Harris is a Brooklyn-born, Harlem-based soul and jazz vocalist/guitarist/bandleader/composer who made his recording debut way back in 1994 with ‘Setting The Standard’. Since then, he’s released over a dozen acclaimed long players, shared stages with people like Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Diana Krall, Abbey Lincoln, Natalie … Read More