Jazz Articles about Frenchy Romero

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Album Review

Melinda Rose Rodriguez and Frenchy Romero: I'm On My Way

Read "I'm On My Way" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
November 7, 2024

Longtime friends from their Miami days, vocalist Melinda Rose Rodriguez and pianist Frenchy Romero offer their debut collaboration, I'm on My Way. It is a ten-track collection of known fare, as well as original compositions from Rodriguez. The album is a festive musical playground for the two artists, both of whom will be performing in elite U.S. Army Bands in Washington, DC. Curtains rise with “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," an easy-swinging appetizer with Rodriguez delivering ...

Album Review

Melinda Rose & Frenchy Romero: I'm On My Way

Read "I'm On My Way" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
August 22, 2024

A co-led date from vocalist Melinda Rose and pianist Frenchy Romero seemed to be preordained. The two grew up mere blocks away from each other in Miami, connected as teens and bonded immediately over a love for jazz, and developed a strong rapport at a weekly jam session. As their lives moved forward, they stayed in touch and played out during breaks in their undergraduate days, kept the gigging going when they were each in graduate school in Illinois, and ...