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Album Reviews

14-Sep-2018

Balazs Balogh

Borderline Inspirations (Unit Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 14-Sep-2018

09-Sep-2018

Charlie Porter

Charlie Porter (PHP)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 09-Sep-2018

08-Aug-2018

Adison Evans

Meridian (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 08-Aug-2018

16-Jul-2018

Graz Composers Orchestra meets Claudia Döffinger

Monochrome (QFTF Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 16-Jul-2018

13-Jul-2018

Maria Grand

Magdalena (Biophilia Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 13-Jul-2018

11-Jul-2018

Tia Fuller

Diamond Cut (Mack Avenue Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 11-Jul-2018

05-Jul-2018

William Parker

Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics (Gotta Let It Out)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 05-Jul-2018

03-Jul-2018

Monika Herzig

Sheroes (Whaling City Sound)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 03-Jul-2018

26-May-2018

Nik Bärtsch

Awase (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 26-May-2018

13-Mar-2018

Sylvie Courvoisier

D'Agala (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 13-Mar-2018

12-Feb-2018

The Diva Jazz Orchestra

25th Anniversary Project (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 12-Feb-2018

09-Feb-2018

Cecilia Sanchietti

La Terza Via (Bluejazz)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 09-Feb-2018

02-Feb-2018

Abbey Rader and John McMinn

Phenobarbital Sessions (Abray Productions)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 02-Feb-2018

25-Jan-2018

Abbey Rader

Ritual (ABRAY Productions)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 25-Jan-2018

12-Jan-2018

Petra van Nuis

Lessons Lyrical (String Damper)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 12-Jan-2018

07-Jan-2018

Lusine Grigoryan

Komitas: Seven Songs (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 07-Jan-2018

02-Jan-2018

Lena Bloch

Heart Knows (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 02-Jan-2018

30-Dec-2017

Gregory Lewis

Organ Monk Blue (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 30-Dec-2017

18-Dec-2017

Jen Shyu

Song of the Silver Geese (Pi Recordings)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 18-Dec-2017

12-Dec-2017

Sam Newsome and Jean-Michel Pilc

Magic Circle (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 12-Dec-2017

07-Oct-2017

Lucio Balduini

El Bosque Brillante (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 07-Oct-2017

23-Sep-2017

Shilpa Ray

Door Girl (Northern Spy Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 23-Sep-2017

14-Aug-2017

Fabian Almazan

Alcanza (Biophilia Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 14-Aug-2017

06-Aug-2017

Nicole Mitchell

Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (Fpe Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 06-Aug-2017

12-Jul-2017

Charles Rumback

Threes (Ears And Eyes Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 12-Jul-2017

09-Jun-2017

Kate Gentile

Mannequins (Skirl Records)
Reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

Published: 09-Jun-2017

Showcase

Buy Now

Venetian Blinds by Mike Freeman
Buy Now

Songs on the eve of... by Chris Abelen

Ascension
Roman Miroshnichenko
Self Produced, 2017
buy
Point Blank
Tony Kofi
The Last Music Company, 2018
buy
Ninjazz
Tomasz Dabrowski
For Tune, 2018
buy
Songs on the eve of dismissal
Chris Abelen
Chris Abelen Music Productions, 2018
buy
Venetian Blinds
Mike Freeman
VOF Recordings, 2018
buy

Featured Event

A four-day festival in Philadelphia featuring John Zorn, Annette Peacock, Christian McBride, the music of Alice Coltrane, and much more. October 4-7, 2018

John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring - Live in San Francisco
John McLaughlin
Abstract Logix, 2018
Near East Quartet
Sungjae Son
ECM Records, 2018
We Are All
Phronesis
Edition Records, 2018
Emanon
Wayne Shorter
Blue Note Records, 2018
#awesome
Alex Machacek
Self Produced, 2018
We Are All
Phronesis
Edition Records, 2018
Presence
John Petrucelli
Self Produced, 2018

Story of the Day

I love jazz because of Miles Davis and Vitor Assis Brasil. I was first exposed to jazz seeing I Festival Internacional de Jazz de São Paulo in 1978. I met Ron Carter at Arpoador. The best show I ever attended was Miles Davis at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro. The first jazz record I bought was Memorial Clifford Brown. My advice to new listeners..
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I love jazz because of Miles Davis and Vitor Assis Brasil. I was first exposed to jazz seeing I Festival Internacional de Jazz de São Paulo in 1978. I met Ron Carter at Arpoador. The best show I ever attended was Miles Davis at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro. The first jazz record I bought was Memorial Clifford Brown. My advice to new listeners... Listen!
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By Hernani Heffner
Member since: 2018