By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Jazz vocals is a lot like college classrooms; they seem dominated by a surfeit of women in attendance. So, when a guy comes around that doesn’t sound like a Buble’ clone, he gets my attention. Read more here.
New York City Jazz Record, January 2022 Best of 2021 selections: BEST TRIBUTES OF THE YEAR / BEST CONCERTS OF THE YEAR Dave Liebman Expansions: Selflessness (Dot Time) BEST REISSUES OF THE YEAR Louis Armstrong: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic) BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR Samara Joy: Samara … Read More
By Rob Lester, Talkin’ Broadway Looking for variety in song styles and versatility of performance? You’ll find it on the rewarding release named Michael Stephenson Meets the Alexander Claffy Trio. If the title suggests all parties are meeting for the first time, we must ignore that because singer-saxophonist Stephenson and bassist/bandleader Claffy have been friends … Read More
By Joe Ross, Roots Music Report “Vocalist/saxophonist Michael Stephenson and bassist Alexander Claffy have been friends since age 13. With this collaboration, they bring their ‘Philly soul to the hallowed grounds of the Rudy Van Gelder Studio’ in New Jersey.” Read the full review here.
by Jim Hynes, Making A Scene “This is a well-chosen group of tunes from 20thcentury American composers that touch on the Great American Songbook but go beyond to include the music of Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Nat King Cole, among others.” Read the full review here.
Cellar Music Group Announces a Thrilling Meeting of the Musical Minds With Michael Stephenson Meets The Alexander Claffy Trio Digital Release: September 10, 2021 CD Release: September 17, 2021 Vinyl LP Release: October 15, 2021 Cellar Music Group is pleased to announce the release of Michael Stephenson Meets The Alexander Claffy Trio. This jubilant new … Read More
