Jazz Articles

The Groove Diggers: The Groove Diggers

by Jim Nelson
February 1, 2002

Searching through MP3.com is a bit like digging through a warehouse of old LPs, with the proviso that any package may be opened and heard before buying. You have to swim through a lot of flotsam and jetsam before locating a real find. In the case of The Groove Diggers , the expended effort was worth it.

The band is led by Jim Hall (alto sax) and L.P. Sims (guitar), nephew of the one-and-only Zoot Sims. With Lew Langworthy (drums) ...

bobbywayne: [we'll see]

by Michael Askounes
September 1, 2000

Jazz/rock guitarist bobbywayne’s (no, that’s not a typo) latest CD [we’ll see] is a mix of “smooth jazz” vibes and some tasty electric guitar work by the veteran axeman. It is also a case in point as to why electronic drums and drum machines should all be collected and cast into the eternal pit of fiery damnation, as they all but ruin what could have been a nice effort by “the musician voted most likely to eschew capital letters,” bobbywayne.

Jonathan Townes: Live Art, Mars

by Phil DiPietro
May 1, 2000

LiveArtMarsAvailable at MP3.com, Riffage.com and Giglaeoplexis.com ByJonathan Townes-guitar With Conrad Korsch-bass Andy Senesi-drums Jonathan Townes, obviously, is not a household name. Neither are the plethora of other “six-stringers with websites” out there competing for your dollars, and more importantly, your ears. Yes, Jon has his own site (www.giglaeoplexis.com ) as well as what is becoming an obligatory spot for “unsigned” (whatever that means, nowadays) artists over there at mp3.com (as well as a spot of honor at www.riffage.com ). Jon ...

Joe Fuentes: Joe Fuentes Goes MP3

by Robert Clarke
March 1, 2000

Guitarist Joe Fuentes CD “Joe Fuentes Goes MP3" is a somewhat pleasant, but not a terribly involving, recording. His guitar and sound is a take on the Peter White formula, although he overuses the drum machines and lacks White's talent for composing memorable tunes. Therein lies most of the problem with this album. The songs, mainly written by Fuentes, lack any real excitement, and are largely forgettable as a result. In fact, halfway through the disc, déjà vu sets in, ...