by Ralph E. Miriello, Notes on Jazz In his Best Jazz of 2021 roundup, Ralph Miriello mentions several LLP Album releases from the year, including Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Chet Baker’s Quintet Sessions 1979, Lorne Lofsky’s This Song Is New, Kirk Lightsey’s I’ll Never Stop Loving You, Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s Skyline, Carlos Henriquez’s The South Bronx Story, … Read More
By Ralph A. Miriello, Notes On Jazz The pianist Kirk Lightsey is perhaps a name that you may not be familiar with, but that is certainly not for lack of his possessing immense talent and sublime taste. The now eighty-four-year-old pianist and one-time flutist has certainly flown under many people’s radar, despite being a key … Read More
by Ralph Miriello, Huffington Post My best of Jazz List for 2016: Another year has passed and many would say 2016 was a very tough year for music, especially with the loss of so many influential musicians this past year. The music has always been remarkably resilient and this year is no exception, with many … Read More
