by Stephen Graham, Marlbank “Skyline contains the achievement of all these yesterdays, the song of experience and more as well as the promise of an entrancing tomorrow when the album … Read More
REVIEW: Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s ‘Skyline’ – Marlbank
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SONG REVIEW: Dave Liebman “Lazy Bird” – Marlbank
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank It is a rare sighting these days to come across an album with pianist Bobby Avey on it. So one big reason to get this. Read … Read More
REVIEW: Michael Zilber and Mike Clark’s ‘Mike Drop’ – Marlbank
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank “Three Mikes, or two Mikes and a Michael if you prefer, for the price of one as it were. In a Wayne Shorter mood I was … Read More
REVIEW: Michael Wolff’s ‘Live At Vitellos’ – Marlbank
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank “What appeals here? A combination of factors. Mark Isham’s work from his tenure with Van Morrison on such beautiful albums as Into the Music I know and like, Isham’s own … Read More
REVIEW: Kate’s Soulfood: Allan Harris Hot Prospect of a Homage to Harlem – Marlbank
By Stephen Marlbank, Marlbank No one is holding a gun to my head forcing me to press replay after replay where upcoming Kate’s Soulfood by singer-guitarist Allan Harris is concerned. … Read More
REVIEW: Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman “Surfboard” – MARLBANK
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank No newcomer double bassist and jazz singer Brandi Disterheft has long since got into her stride. She might make a few reviewer headlines again. If you … Read More
ANNOUNCEMENT: Jazz Messenger Alumni Join Ralph Peterson On “Onward & Upward” – Marlbank
By Marlbank Recorded just before lockdown 17 former members of the Jazz Messengers and Legacy Messengers including the leader Ralph Peterson feature on the stellar September release Onward and Upward, … Read More
REVIEW: Teodross Avery digs deep into the music of Thelonious Monk – Marlbank
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank Here’s Teodross Avery playing the swinger ‘Teo’ from Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk just out on Willie Jones III’s WJ3 Records. Read the full … Read More
REVIEW: Marlbank Review Azat Bayazitov’s “The Doors Are Open”
Stephen Graham, Marlbank The leader is the least familiar name of all the players here apart from the drummer. But don’t let that put you off. Tenorist Azat Bayazitov, a … Read More
REVIEW: Julian Shore “Where We Started” on Marlbank
By Stephen Graham, Marlbank Beginning with a lulling quasi-classical feel and a title in ‘Preludio’ to match, pianist Julian Shore finds himself in reflective mood on Where We Started. Read … Read More
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