By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Between an evocative compositional voice and some expressive wordless singing to enrich the tonal palette, this is a short but richly sweet meditation which … Read More
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REVIEW: Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s ‘Skyline’ – All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz “The Havana-born pianist played quite a few of his own early-career performances alongside Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette after first settling in Florida in the 1990s, and the … Read More
REVIEW: Kirk Lightsey I Will Never Stop Loving You – All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz At the other end of the density scale, while Kirk Lightsey‘s ivory-tickling also packs in a lot more than it seems, this whole recital … Read More
REVIEW: Piano Trios: March 2021/ Philipe Lemm Trio “First Steps” – All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Where it might be natural enough for a jazz combo to glide or swing through a session, the Philippe Lemm Trio prefers to dance. … Read More
REVIEW: Nicole Zuraitis: “All Wandering Hearts” album review – All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Nicole Zuraitis has a heart full of soul and a voice full of sunshine. She’s got a mix of things on her mind with … Read More
REVIEW: Michael Olatuja “Lagos Pepper Soup” On All About Jazz
By Gene Thackara, All About Jazz Whatever may be going wrong in the world, there are always some figures (especially artists) out there reminding us of the importance of community … Read More
REVIEW: Mathis Sound Orchestra ” World Unity” Reviewed on All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz His wheelhouse has roots primarily in a funky kind of jazz-rock fusion, though he’s always interested in blending. Read the full review here.
REVIEW: Andy Milne The reMission In All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Though Andy Milne actually hasn’t recorded in the classic trio format before, you’d never know it just from The Re:Mission. He’s been no slouch … Read More
REVIEW: Thana Alexa: ONA Album review / All About Jazz
By Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Thana Alexa‘s voice contains a world of sound, and that is without even mentioning the globe-spanning musical trappings which surround it. Hearing her is … Read More
REVIEW:Jeff ‘Siege’ Siegel, Nick Hetko and Rich Syracuse’s ‘When You Were There’ Reviewed by All About Jazz
By: Geno Thackara, All About Jazz Nick Hetko/Rich Syracuse/Jeff “Siege” Siegel When You Were Here ARC -Artists Recording Collective 2019 When she was here, the late “First Lady of Jazz” Lee … Read More