Recording News

The All Jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 Features Jazzed Up Holiday

Source: Bill King
December 13, 2010

The all jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 features jazzed up holiday songs “Sleighride" and “Carol of the Bells" by singer Karin Plato as well as a smokin' live set “Goin' Down" by Cory Weeds that features B3 Czar Joey DeFrancesco along with two tracks from World Jazz for Haiti CD that showcases David Clayton-Thomas jazz chops on “Where Did They Go" and “There's No Escaping Spring" by pianist Mike Janzen. If you are an artist who would like to ...

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Studebaker John and the Maxwell Street Kings - That's the Way You Do (Delmark, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
December 13, 2010

Veteran bluesman “Studebaker" John Grimaldi assembled this band to honor the legacy of Maxwell Street, the location of the open air market in Chicago that played host to some of the city's finest blues musicians and created an enduring legacy of music. Composing all original material in the Maxwell Street tradition, Grimaldi plays guitar, harmonica and sings, supported by Rick Kreher on guitar and background vocals and Steve Cushing on drums. They play a gutsy brand of no-nonsense blues that ...

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Jane Ira Bloom releases new CD "Wingwalker" (OTL140) in January 2011

Source: Jane Ira Bloom
December 12, 2010

Soprano saxophonist/ composer Jane Ira Bloom releases her latest CD Wingwalker on the Outline label in January 2011. The album features long-time bandmates pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Mark Helias, and drummer Bobby Previte. Jazz media interested in receiving advance review copies of the CD should email [email protected] with their email address.

About Jane Ira Bloom Soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom has been steadfastly developing her unique voice on the soprano saxophone for over 30 years. She is a ...

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Three 2010 Releases from Innova Recordings

Source: Something Else!
December 12, 2010

By Pico This isn't the first time we've dedicated a post showcasing fresh offerings by a particular record label, and it won't be the last time. But innova Recordings isn't a conventional record label, and it's not just because their name isn't capitalized. An affiliate of the American Composers Forum, innova is about complete partnership with composers and musicians to mine their artistry in areas typically overlooked by mainstream record companies: “new" classical, jazz, experimental, electronic and world. As a ...

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Unsigned Treasures: Amitie, Featuring Danick - Voyage D'Armour (2010)

Source: Something Else!
December 12, 2010

By Nick DeRiso Voyage d'armour, French-born Danick Isabelle Jawer's thrillingly intricate new collaboration with Amitie, captures the affection, the sorrow and the music of a relationship—whether the listener speaks her native tongue or not. That's thanks in no small way to Amitie ("friendship" in French), a trio from Seattle that skips along with a jaunty insouciance, yet never tumbles into syrupy sentimentality. Then there's Danick, born in Grenoble, France, and now using her first name on stage. Her old-world charm ...

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Anat Fort - And if (ECM, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
December 12, 2010

Pianist and composer Anat Fort made a big splash in 2007 with her previous album for ECM, A Long Story, and this follow up shows that she has continued to make progress in forging her own unique musical path. Supported by her core trio mates Gary Wang on bass and Roland Schneider on drums, the group develops a dreamy, lyrical sound that is layered with ideas and concepts. The album is book-ended by two compositions dedicated to the great drummer ...

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One Track Mind: Emily Hearn, "Maybe" (2010)

Source: Something Else!
December 11, 2010

By Nick DeRiso A radiant uncertainty runs through “Maybe," Emily Hearn's song about the confusion and memorable pain of a lonely young heart. OK, there's a girl, and there's a guy, and the guy won't give her the time of day. This, we've heard before. But Hearn, singing with an oaken longing reminescent of Patty Griffin and the angular individuality of a street performer, makes it all sound brand new. She's incautiously honest, with lyrics that come tumbling out in ...

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The Friday Morning Listen: Patti Smith Group - Easter

Source: Something Else!
December 11, 2010

By Mark Saleski I just finished reading Patti Smith's memoir of her life and connection with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. It was pretty inspiring stuff. Two wild kids (wild in their own way) whose happy collision in New York City turned into a lasting and productive friendship. Productive? Yeah, I don't mean this in the empty capitalist citizenry way—a “productive member of society"—but in the sense that Smith and Mapplethorpe's love for each other supported their life's goals, even if said ...

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