The cold weather seems to be finished for the year, and the days are warm and the sun is starting to shine a little more in the Pacific Northwest. Our patio is stocked with flowering […]
I didn’t quite gel with Sue Maskaleris (website) and her new album Love Is the Key on first listen. This is a concept album that borrows heavily from musical theater structures and storytelling tropes, and […]
Melbreeze (website) is a singer who was born and raised in Turkey but now lives in the United States, and she has certainly found a niche for herself in contemporary jazz. I Love Paris is […]
I started off 2020 expecting a break from the multitude of Latin jazz releases–specifically tango and Brazilian jazz–that dominated the music scene in 2019. I love this music, but after a while it all starts […]
In my Emilio Solla review a few days ago I suggested that I was wrapping up 2019, the de facto Year of the Tango, with yet another Latin jazz release. I don’t know if that […]
Carlos Barbosa-Lima’s Delicado continues Zoho Music‘s pursuit of the finest South American music in contemporary jazz. Late last year I made a prediction that both Argentine tango and Brazilian jazz would have a strong presence […]
I was first introduced to Benji Kaplan when I reviewed his album Chorando Sete Cores about 18 months ago. Kaplan, a guitarist, has a distinctive tilt to his arrangements that recalls the whimsical and upbeat […]
“Before recording the music, the eight musicians on the record spent a year rehearsing and playing together under the tutelage of some of the most respected names in jazz.” I read that sentence on the […]
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