The future of jazz composition, arranging, improvisation, and performance is in good hands. A recurrent event in the jazz community is the preparation of eager young new talent to build upon the innovations of past generations. Yet another young jazz musician, Eunmi Lee, has arrived with intricate shaded colors, advanced …
Karen’s musical performance history includes orchestras, chamber groups and musical theater. Her previous three albums include In the Name of the Father, And of the Son, And the Holy Spirit. She is also a co-leader with her husband Norbert Stachel, noted saxophonist and woodwinds master, of the jazz septet “LehCats.” …
Most often, Ivan Lins’s heart speaks through the voices of others. Lins considers himself, first and foremost, to be a song writer who creates melodies originating from the quiet music within his heart. Indeed, he reports that he has written hundreds of songs. Only a fraction of those songs has …
FRIENDS R FAMILY FAMILY is Steve’s third release as a leader and his first release to feature all-original compositions. The Baltimore native shifts seamlessly between hard-swinging straight ahead jazz and an infectious, groove-oriented, contemporary – fusiony jazz, r&b influenced concept. ABOUT STEVE CARRINGTONAfter studying at Berklee with the great Bill …
The art of constructing a solo recording is the ultimate challenge for most musicians. Pianist Benny Green believes that the challenge provides the ultimate inspiration, as he is free to take the music in whatever direction he chooses. For his first solo recording in twenty years, simply named Solo, Green …
Pianist David Ian has become a specialist in jazz interpretations of Christmas music. As well he should. After performing as the lead guitarist in several groups, one of which received a Grammy nomination, Ian adopted an entirely different approach to jazz piano. Bill Evans’s influence led Ian to investigate more …
Much remains to be written about the resultant health care, cultural, economic, political, and social challenges wreaked by the COVID pandemic. And much remains to be written about the experiences during the first viral pandemic to occur in a hundred years. The documentation to be written about the pandemic hasn’t …
The Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra’s recording of The Gennett Suite is a remarkable event. Not only because of co-founder Brent Wallarab’s imaginative interpretations of influential early jazz recordings at Gennett’s studios. But also because of his vision for developing an eleven-part suite of four movements, lavishly produced, that honors the importance …
PEOPLE documents two compelling lineups fronted by tenor saxophonist Ray Blue: one his deeply swinging working band, the other a special collaboration with the great Kenny Barron on piano. Barron and Blue play due on Ellington’s “In A Sentimental Mood”, and their refined chemistry tells you all you need to …
★★★★“Gabriela Martin’s Swiss roots offer an incredible range…stunningly sung.” – John Ephland, DownBeat“The songwriting and the singing both recall Joni Mitchell.” – Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz Bidding goodbye to a childhood home is often a difficult process, but for Swiss vocalist and composer Gabriela Martina the family homestead was …
