By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl Alex Wintz decided to go old school with his trio and record his latest album Live to Tape on analog equipment in a successful attempt to recapture the warmth of the Blue Note era recordings. It was the perfect set-up for the guitar trio format, made more perfect … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl Sarah Elizabeth Charles and Jarrett Cherner are remarkable composers and artists individually. On their first release as a duo, Tone, the two of them have brought their considerable talents together to co-write the album’s eight songs. Read more here.
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl On a mid-November night in 2013, five great Jazz artists gathered at the Deer Head Inn in the Poconos of Pennsylvania to record an amazing live album. Those five artists were The Kaleidoscope Quintet and they featured Joe Lovano on tenor sax and flute, Dave Liebman on tenor … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr., The Jazz Owl It has been an excellent couple of months for Jesse Fisher. First, he participated in the phenomenal War Chant album by Ajoyo. Now he releases his latest project as a leader called Resilience. Resilience incorporates the influences of modern Jazz, African music, and Near Eastern music reflecting Jesse’s … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl Finally, internationally known vocalist Mafalda Minnozzi will be releasing her new and greatly anticipated album Sensorial: Portraits in Bossa & Jazz. Born in Italy but based in New York City, Mafalda approaches an American and International audience after a 20-year career in Brazil. Read the full review here. … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl What a great year for albums and it’s only July! Jorge Perez-Albela has just released the time is now and apparently that title is correct. His wife Sissy Castrogiovanni has recently released her own solo album called Terra and now she is the featured vocalist on The Time … Read More
By Travis Rodgers, The Jazz Owl If you were listening to Jazz in the 70s and 80s, you heard the Brecker Brothers in all their power, finesse, and glory. I remember well when they disbanded in 1982 and their last album, Straphangin’—their sixth—would occupy a place near and dear to me. They would reunite for … Read More
By Travis Rodgers, The Jazz Owl The Latin Jazz Project is what we have been waiting for from Spanish Harlem Orchestra. With six previous recordings, they have given us glimpses and splashes of Latin jazz. Thanks to Artistshare, a fan-funded project program, SHO have given us a full length recording of pure Latin jazz. Their … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl Gabriel Chakarji’s New Beginning is a testament to the young pianist and composer who is deeply committed to the grace and power of his musical heritage. Born in Caracas Venezuela, Gabriel grew up in a culture full of music that encompasses and transcends Afro-Venezuelan Folk, Caribbean, Brazilian music, … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl Sissy Castrogiovanni is it incredibly talented singer, songwriter, and producer. Her new album Terra is her second album as leader and is sung in its entirety in Sissy’s Sicilian dialect. The album is a crossroads of her various influences from Sicily and the Mediterranean, the rhythms of Africa, … Read More
