DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Known as one of the most reliable musicians to man the low-end, Dezron Douglas has made a career of providing the root for some of the most swinging modern music. Mentored by masters like Jackie McLean, Michael Carvin, and Pharoah Sanders, Douglas’ connection with music will always be swing. “I feel like no matter what groove, time … Read More
DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Premiere: Henry Conerway III Reinterprets Jimmy Heath Classic “Gingerbread Boy” Off Forthcoming ‘With Pride For Dignity’ Album Detroit-native Henry Conerway III released his debut album With Pride For Dignity today. Backed by pianist Kenny Banks Jr. and bassist Kevin Smith, the forthcoming 8-track album features Conerway’s brilliance as a composer with compelling original material like “Carvin’s Agreement” (named … Read More
DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Guitarist Flavio Silva follows his self-titled 2013 release with the premiere of the title track from his latest recording Break Free along with an outstanding rendition of the Chico Buarque classic “Samba e Amor.” Released back in June 1, the eight-track album features seven original compositions from Silva himself alongside the … Read More
DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Audio: Jonathan Barber Reworks Eldar Djangirov’s “Airport” You’ll want to remember the name Jonathan Barber. The young drummer was voted as the Best Up & Coming drummer in the Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll. It comes to no surprise as Barber has shared the stage and studio with numerous artists ranging from Erkyah Badu, … Read More
DanMichael Reyes, Revive Music Released last Friday, November 3, Hailey Niswanger‘s newest album Vol. 1: Inter-be features 8 tracks that allows listeners to pause from the buzzing of their daily lives and meditate. Backed by her new band, MAE.SUN, which enlists the talents of Nikara Warren on vibraphone, guitarist Andrew Renfroe, Axel Laugart on keys, bassist Aaron Liao, and David Frazier Jr.behind the kit, Vol. 1: Inter-be offers … Read More
by DanMichael Reyes, Revive If you’ve ever caught The Baylor Project at one of their bi-monthly shows at Smoke then you’re already familiar with the light effervescent quality of their music mixed with the stank-face-inducing grooves that husband and wife duo Jean and Marcus Baylor are able to produce. The band has come a long … Read More
