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Dana Lauren: Songs From Her Heart
by R.J. DeLuke
What does it take for someone who has been singing since she was a toddler--and had her sights set singing as a vocation since in elementary school--to make a strong go of it? Great focus and a strong will would be necessary traits. Willingness to learn and a thick skin would also be valuable, particularly in ...
The 2010 West Oak Lane Jazz Festival: How Jazz Helped Change a Community
by Wade Luquet
Can jazz revitalize an urban neighborhood? In the northwest Philadelphia neighborhood of West Oak Lane it certainly has played a large part. For the seventh year, the neighborhood residents, along with the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) and the office of State Representative Dwight Evans, have joined together, closing the main avenue for a weekend and ...
Take Five With TOMKO
by AAJ Staff
Meet TOMKO:Tomko is a songwriter, singer, and saxophonist from San Francisco. His TOMKO TRIO is touring with Y. Capelle on drums, B. Ribiere on Hammond organ, and Tomko on sax and vocals. His new CD, From Miles Lane to Tchui Road, is available soon! Also, two CDs with the TOMKO QUINTET are out: Is ...
Gia Notte: Shades
by Woodrow Wilkins
A glance at the set list for Gia Notte's Shades might initially elicit concern about another album of standards. However, fresh arrangements, a solid band, and a charming voice can make a tremendous difference between a ho-hum effort and something that warrants attention. Notte, born Margie but using the nickname Gia, began with piano ...
Barb Jungr: Smart, Sassy, Sexy
by John Eyles
Singer Barb Jungr is on a roll at present. In March 2009 she and accompanist Simon Wallace played for the first time at Café Carlyle, in New York City, presenting a show entitled “The Men I Love" which featured songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Todd Rundgren and Neil Diamond. The ...
Bill Mays: Mays at the Movies
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Bill Mays has spent much of his career as a first-call studio pianist in Hollywood, accompanying singers like Sarah Vaughan and Al Jarreau, and playing on movie soundtracks. Moreover, his most recent CDs have involved his innovative third-stream group, The Inventions Trio, with trumpeter Marvin Stamm and cellist Alisa Horn. As a result, Mays's profile may ...
Take Five With Skii Harvey
by AAJ Staff
Meet Skii Harvey:Skii Harvey has been a life long singer/songwriter. Her voice has stopped the likes of Sting and Ricky May in their tracks but it is her songwriting that she holds most dear. Her second album Foolish Girl is a true journey, a journey in music and the story of a journey in ...
The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure
By Al Jarreau
Label: Rhino
Released: 2009
Track listing: After All; Moonlighting; Never Givin' Up; Roof Garden; Spain (I Can Recall); Take Five (edit); We're In This Love Together; Rainbow In Your Eyes; Just to Be Loved; Cold Duck; We Got By; Boogie Down; (Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk; Mornin'; So Good; Excellent Adventure.
Hanjin: Raw Jazz
by Jim Santella
With this album of vocal standards accompanied by a rhythm trio, Hanjin climbs the ladder of contemporary male jazz singers and ranks up there with the all-time best. Wordless scat singing that oozes rhythm, convincing lyric interpretations with laid-back attitude, a fine sense of humor that sparkles, and vocal acrobatics that very few will attempt give ...
George Benson's "Songs and Stories" HDS Superdisc Album Now Available from Monster
Monster Music, the sound-breaking music label by Monster Cable, and Concord Music Group have partnered to release the new HDS SuperDisc album for George Benson titled Songs and Stories--available now on Amazon.com! “The Monster version [of the album]... is a specially priced two-disc package that consists of Songs and Stories on compact disc mixed in traditional ...
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