On composer/producer Robert Burbidge’s brand new recording, respected jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist Kevin G Davy takes centre stage. Though Eleven Squares runs to just over 20 minutes long, its ear-friendly compositions treat listeners to expansive soundscapes. The medium-paced Planets kicks the album off in fine style, throwing Kevin’s trumpet …
This super group can whisk you’re your mind away with Jazz, humble your heart with Soul, and make your foot stomp with Funk. When describing the performance of “Jazz Funk Soul” featuring 2018 Grammy winner Jeff Lorber, Grammy nominee’s Everette Harp, and Paul Jackson Jr., you’re talking about the real thing in adult contemporary music. Tickets …
Review by John Stevenson On the evidence of his most recent recording, Major Matters, respected Guyanese-born, New York City-based jazz musician Max Gouveia, echoes the long and noble tradition of acoustic jazz bassists such as Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Tommy Potter and Scott La Faro. Refracting major themes such as …
“A powerful voice has arrived on the jazz scene, and he’s a bad dude.” –Jimmy Heath Called “an old spirit in a young man’s body,” Jazz saxophonist, educator, composer and arranger Tim Mayer has dedicated his life’s work to mastering the language of Jazz as a saxophonist. This becomes evident …
Los Angeles-based jazz collective TRITONE ASYLUM’s newest album, THE HIDEAWAY SESSIONS, comprises an eclectic mix of original jazz compositions penned by the group’s founders, EVI player PHIL TOPPING and bassist PETER SEPSIS. Topping and Sepsis wanted to create an album that is both accessible for the average listener and appealing …
The U.S. Spring Tour Will Offer A 25-Year Career Retrospective Of The Band’s Catalogue Two-Time, Gold Album-Selling Alt Rockers Cold have unveiled details for their much-anticipated U.S. Spring tour. The “Black Sunday Tour,” which kicks off Tuesday, March 29 in Mechanicsburg, PA at Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. will travel across the nation, with more than 35 dates, and then make its way back …
Warner Music Entertainment (WME), the television and film division of Warner Music Group, has partnered with Highway West Entertainment on a forthcoming new feature-length documentary, Far Behind: The Candlebox Story. The film will explore the beginnings of what the world would come to know as the grunge scene, following the iconic …
Juan Escovedo has released his first solo CD, THE J, on November 8, 2021, at his official record release party with two sold-out shows in Oakland. This CD elevates your soul with a masterfully crafted sound and rhythm meticulously created with an orchestra of seasoned sound that promises to take …
LIVE) March 10th – The Federal Bar, North Hollywood – 8PM…Phat Yaki ‘The Boom Boom Room’ 8PM @thefederalnoho 5303 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91501, ph. 818-980-2555 “Lets role play for a second… You’re moving in from Chicago and you’re shocked when you discover this small western town (NOHO) you now call …
One of the most versatile and accomplished drummers you may not have heard of is releasing his first album in 22 years. But you no doubt have heard him during his musical career. On albums or during concerts with Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, Bill Cunliffe, Thad Jones, and many others. …
