Reservations www.parkerjazzclub.com In 2020, Ron came down with COVID while traveling and went into a medically induced coma. Doctors predicted the worst, and much to everyone’s delight and amazement, he woke up 36 days later. The condition had not affected his lungs, largely due to his years of playing trombone, …
The Critically-Acclaimed Musician Explores Mental Health & Societal Issues In Stirring New Song And Video; Also Unveils Innovative Rendition Of 1960s Defiant Anthem “Shape Of Things To Come” As A “B-Side” Track On the heels of his critically-acclaimed release “Rock And Roll (My Face Off,” Avant-Garde LA Artist Creature Benny is back …
Amid an abundance of first-rate young jazz guitarists, Graham Dechter’s third album, Major Influence, with its swinging irresistibility, provides another reason for his broader recognition. Influenced by a previous generation’s straight-ahead guitarists like Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, Dechter’s performance on Major Influence projects not only …
A lot of people say that music is their life; for trombonist and vocalist Ron Wilkins, it’s the absolute truth. In 2020, Ron came down with COVID while traveling and went into a medically induced coma. Doctors predicted the worst, and much to everyone’s delight and amazement, he woke up …
Critically-Acclaimed, Grammy-Nominated, American Roots Artist Valerie Smith has released her much-anticipated 18th album Renaissance.
Such a sound engineering feat My Own Particular Life is! Rather than waiting out a pandemic, the album’s sound engineers flawlessly produced an album that sounds as if all the musicians and singer Lorraine Feather were in the same studio, even though they were in separate locations. So, first of …
At first frustrated by the COVID pandemic’s obstacles blocking musicians from recordings and concerts, drummer Gerry Gibbs decided to find a way, or ways, to overcome them. His determination evolved from the sudden frustration that stalled his planned 2020 album release to the unanticipated inspiration that led to the album …
Angels finds Scott collaborating with jazz piano heavyweight Cyrus Chestnut, one of the finest American key-crackers, the two co-writing the title tune. In fact, whereas some jazz singers perform/record many done-to-death standards, Scott ups the ante by writing (or co-writing) nearly all the songs herein—like they say in the movies, …
We Just Need Love is already being hailed as the artist’s most mature effort to-date.
A rare and significant find this is! Who knew that jazz legend Sheila Jordan was recording under her own name before her breakthrough Blue Note album, Portrait of Sheila? Having escaped her childhood poverty in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where she lived in a home without plumbing with seven uncles—Harry, Earl, Delbert, …
New Moon Rising (NMR), a seven-piece rock/country/pop band that incorporates traditional instrumentation (guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums) with unexpected elements, including BeatBox, banjo, electronic percussion, loops and harmonica, has released its debut single “No Regrets” on all DSPs with the accompanying video.
On one of the most unusual, not to mention one of the most remarkable, albums of the year, classical music meets jazz, Frank Morelli meets Keith Oxman, and bassoon meets tenor saxophone. That album, The Ox-Mo Incident, bears a title that abbreviates the musicians’ names with a clever but perfect …
