Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba Receives GRAMMY® Nomination for Trio Recording Skyline “Skyline” is nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album at the 64th GRAMMY® Awards New York, NY – Multi-GRAMMY® winning jazz … Read More
Month: December 2021
REVIEW: Steven Feifke and Benny Benack’s ‘Season’s Swingin’ Greetings’ – Something Else
by Ross Boissoneau, Something Else “Big bands are also bringing the joy. Bandleader and arranger Steven Feifke and lyricist, vocalist and trumpeter Benny Bennack III joined forces for Season’s Swinging … Read More
NEW RELEASE: GRAMMY Nominee Bill O’Connell’s A CHANGE IS GONNA COME is out January 28, 2022 (Savant)
GRAMMYⓇ Nominated Pianist, Composer and Arranger Bill O’Connell Announces the Release of A Change Is Gonna Come, A Jazz Luminary’s Musings on a Fraught World, Out January 28, 2022 via … Read More
BEST OF 2021: Notes on Jazz Ranks Lorne Lofsky, Kirk Lightsey, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Carlos Henriquez & More LLP Clients
by Ralph E. Miriello, Notes on Jazz In his Best Jazz of 2021 roundup, Ralph Miriello mentions several LLP Album releases from the year, including Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s … Read More
REVIEW: Asaf Yuria’s ‘Exorcisms’ – New York Music Daily
by Alan Young, New York Music Daily “There’s nothing sinister or macabre about tenor saxophonist Asaf Yuria‘s new album Exorcisms, streaming at Spotify. More likely, it could be about shaking off the … Read More
REVIEW: Eric Hofbauer and Dylan Jack’s ‘Period Pieces’ – Point of Departure
by Kevin Whitehead, Point of Departure “Hofbauer balances the serious and playful, and he gets an appealingly chunky, spiky acoustic guitar sound like the pre-amplified masters: he doesn’t lean on … Read More
GRAMMY NEWS: Ricky Riccardi Receives GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Album Notes on The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic)
Ricky Riccardi Receives GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Album Notes on The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic) ‘The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor … Read More
NEW RELEASE: Bassist Richie Goods and Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu To Release Single “Rain,” on December 7, 2021
Bassist Richie Goods and Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu To Release Single “Rain,” on December 7, 2021 Jazz-funk bass extraordinaire Richie Goods and in-demand vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu are revealing a … Read More
FEATURE: Charnett Moffett On New Record and Musical Influences – Guitar World
by Bass Player Staff, Bass Player “Charnett Moffett has enjoyed a long and productive career in the jazz world, inspired by the example of his late father Charles Moffett, who … Read More
REVIEW: Grant Richards’ ‘Ballyhoo’ – Jazz Weekly
by George Harris, Jazz Weekly “You know you’ve got the right guy to listen to when leader/pianist/composer Grant Richards is posed on the album liner notes with a picture of … Read More