Jazz Articles about Stéphane clement

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Album Review

Jahari Stampley: Still Listening

Read "Still Listening" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
September 12, 2023

Chicago-based pianist Jahari Stampley is a definite prodigy. Raised in a musical family, Stampley, like his mother, also composes and plays other instruments. His debut Still Listening is a mix of four solo and five ensemble tracks, all his originals, which also showcase his leadership skills. The unaccompanied pieces are gems of musical virtuosity. “Evanescent," for example, is a bittersweet ballad with Americana motifs. Stampley's simultaneously effervescent and melancholic chords hint at times at folk and at other ...

Album Review

Connor Munroe: Then + Now

Read "Then + Now" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
February 15, 2021

Ransom Everglades High School saxophonist Connor Munroe, from Miami, FL, has been playing the sax since he was nine years-old and has been selected for twelve All-American and All-State jazz bands among his many awards. He here presents his debut album, the warm and charming Then + Now. Offering a light repertoire of five well-known ballad standards and one original composition, Munroe leads a large ensemble, including a six-piece string section, provides the arrangements and conducts the orchestra in producing ...