Results for "Ben Wittman"

Laila Biali: Out Of Dust

by Dan Bilawsky
April 23, 2020

There's no boxing Laila Biali in. A sharp-minded songwriter, respected pianist and celebrated vocalist who straddles jazz and pop with unusual ease and strength of vision, Biali is truly beyond category. Possessing clear eyes, a perceptive mien and a sharpshooters's gifts in regard to emotional aim, she often expresses more in a single breath than others ...

Ben Wittman

Northern Voices: Heather Bambrick and Brenda Earle Stokes

by Dan Bilawsky
October 26, 2019

There's a vast array of notable singers that have been given unto us from the Great White North. In terms of star power you have Joni Mitchell, k.d. Lang, Sarah McLachlan, Shania Twain, Bruce Cockburn, the lovably twangy Neil Young and a croaky Leonard Cohen. And, of course, we have genre-straddling, jazz-breathing mega-names like Michael Bublé ...

Peter Eldridge: Disappearing Day

by Edward Blanco
August 9, 2016

Pianist, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning singer Peter Eldridge unveils his fifth solo album with Disappearing Day, presenting a varied mix of styles from jazz and alternative to a country-tinged piece, on seven original tunes and five covers offering arrangements from Paul McCartney, Leonard Bernstein to Frank Sinatra. This is not your typical jazz vocal album where ...

Peter Eldridge: Disappearing Day

by Dan Bilawsky
July 21, 2016

It wouldn't necessarily be inaccurate to refer to Peter Eldridge as a “singer-songwriter," but that tag definitely does not fit him. Such a label just undercuts the creative brilliance behind his music, diminishing the beauty, truth, strength, wit, and compassion in his work. The man is far more than a simple spinner of songs. His is ...

Perfectest Herald

By 9 Horses

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Monochrome Shoe; Snow Musik; Perfectest Herald: (Movement I) 4K; (Movement II) listening to the Elliott Smith discography in reverse order; (Movement III) the socket doesn't know its power until it's inspired by the plug; (Movement IV) when the wolf comes home.

Enjoy Jazz, 13th Edition: Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany, October 27-November 1, 2011

by John Kelman
November 14, 2011

Enjoy Jazz FestivalMannheim/Heidelberg/Ludwigshafen, GermanyOctober 27--November 1, 2011 It's always great to return somewhere that has become an annual port of call, but it's particularly nice to return to Germany's Enjoy Jazz, that atypical jazz festival which--rather than running for a week and concentrating a whack of shows in that short time frame--runs ...