Vox News Article by Suzanne Lorge – Sarah Elizabeth Charles (Blank Canvas release show on November 2 at Rockwood) / Somi (Carnegie Hall debut on November 18) – Page 11 Review by Pierre Giroux – Sonido Solar – Eddie Palmieri Presents Sonido Solar – Page 21 Review by Marco Cangiano – Peter Erskine – Live … Read More
Review by Suzanne Lorge – SONICA (Thana Alexa, Nicole Zuraitis, Julia Adamy) – SONICA – Page 10 *and mention of Catherine Russell’s Send For Me, upcoming performances at Dizzy’s Review by Dan Bilawsky – Steven Feifke/Bijon Watson – Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra – Page 14 Reviews by Anna Steegmann – Esthesis Quartet/Elsa Nilsson – Esthesis … Read More
What’s News column – The Louis Armstrong House Museum announces 2022 Artist-in-Residence program recipients – Page 5 Feature by Pierre Giroux – Cellar Music Group’s ‘Reel to Real’ includes Live at Room at the Top (Pepper Adams) – Page 11 Review by Ori Dagan – Sheila Jordan – Live at Mezzrow – Page 17 Review … Read More
New York City Jazz Record, March 2022 Review by Anna Steegmann – Adi Meyerson – I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life – Page 17 Review by Mark Keresman – Roxy Coss – Disparate Parts – Page 18 Review by Ken Dryden – Deanna Witkowski – Force of Nature – Page … Read More
by Pierre Giroux, All About Jazz “Tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds continues to search for new ways to explore and expand his personal musical horizons. In the release What Is There To Say?, Weeds looks to the expression “everything old is new again” and delivers an album backed by a fulsome string section reminiscent of sessions that both Charlie Parker and Bobby … Read More
By Pierre Giroux, All About Jazz Cory Weeds, who is the executive producer of Soundview, is also the major domo behind The Cellar Music Group. This Vancouver, B.C. entity is committed to providing black artists with the opportunity to record and showcase their talent under the guidance of well-known trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. This initial release … Read More
Pierre Giroux, Audiophile Audition A musical journey worth taking ( JC Hopkins – piano; Noah Jackson – bass; Charles Goold – drums; Solomon Hicks – guitar; Claire Daly – baritone sax; Christopher McBride – alto sax; Troy Roberts – tenor sax; Corey Wallace – trombone; Bruce Harris – trumpet; Phillip Dizack – trumpet; Bryan Davis … Read More
by Pierre Giroux, Audiophile Audition Guy Dixon, writing for Canada’s Globe & Mail on July 20,2009, offered the following headline: “It’s 3 AM, and a Canadian bassist is looking for her big break”. The article went on to describe how Brandi Disterheft was attempting to break into the jazz scene in New York City, after … Read More
