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Marc Cary Focus Trio: Four Directions

Read "Four Directions" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
June 23, 2014

Dopo la bella prova in solo per ricordare Abbey Lincoln (For The Love of Abbey, Motéma 2013), Marc Cary torna al Focus trio per realizzare il quarto album della formazione. Di nuovo in studio dopo le prove live del 2008 e 2009, Cary realizza uno dei lavori più eclettici e convincenti della sua già lunga carriera, ...

Article: Live Review

Melissa Morgan Quartet at the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

by Bill Leikam
May 25, 2014

Melissa Morgan Quartet Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, Ca. May 11, 2014As is often customary, vocalist Melissa Morgan did not immediately appear on stage while her trio of Los Angeles based musicians, pianist Sam Hirsh,bassist Katie Thiroux, and Matt Witek on drums, opened the show with an old ...

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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings @ The Kitano Wed May 21st

May 20, 2014

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ Jazz at the Kitano on Thursday February 13, 2014 The Kitano Hotel Jazz Bar & Lounge 66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street (Grand Central Station) New York NY 10016 Tel: (212) 885-7000 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm Sets ...

Article: Album Review

Fay Victor Ensemble: Absinthe & Vermouth

Read "Absinthe & Vermouth" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
April 11, 2014

Fay Victor, il cui vocalizzare riecheggia certa drammaturgia nera come di una Betty Carter traslata nel contemporaneo (peraltro con una sua precisa ancestralità), sembra vivere la pratica musicale sostanzialmente nella sua essenza teatrale e oratoria. Ogni brano di questo suo nuovo album, dove il contorno tutto corde finisce per enfatizzare tale connotato, appare così una specie ...

Article: Bailey's Bundles

The Jazz Ballad Gauntlet: Rebecca Parris and Beat Kaestli

by C. Michael Bailey
March 30, 2014

bal * lad :noun \'ba-ləd\ A slow popular song that is typically about love. The ballad remains one of the most durable vehicles in any music genre. In jazz, it is a make-or-break format capable of revealing the haves and haves not in the jazz vocals department. There have been ...

Article: Live Review

Vinterjazz Copenhagen: Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson at Jazzhus Montmartre

by Henning Bolte
March 13, 2014

Carsten Dahl Trio w/ Reuben Rogers Vinterjazz 2014 Jazzhus Montmartre Copenhagen, Denmark February 20-21, 2014 Vinterjazz Vinterjazz has the same setup as the Jazzfestival Copenhagen in the summer. It is spread over the whole city but on a smaller scale. During the ten days in February ...

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Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings A Pre-Valentine's Day Show At The Kitano Feb. 13th

February 11, 2014

Article: Album Review

Beata Pater: Golden Lady

Read "Golden Lady" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
February 10, 2014

Beata Pater's vocal expertise is about shape, texture and the nuance informing both. Pater's B&B Records color-inspired trilogy, Black (2006), Blue> (2011) and Red (2013) was a critically well-received series that demonstrated the singers mastery of wordless singing in a large band format, pushing the creative envelope to the edge of its capacity. Pater's self-claimed influences ...

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Mimi Jones: Balance

Read "Balance" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
January 24, 2014

NYC-native bassist-raconteur Mimi Jones founded Hot Tone records in 2009, releasing her debut, A New Day. Jones states the label ..."was created to give chances to those who may have been overlooked and denied the necessary support and knowledge to develop." Specifically, and appropriately, the focus of the label has evolved as a resource for women ...

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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Bar Next Door Monday January 27, 2014

January 23, 2014

The Bar Next Door Jazz Bar & Lounge 129 MacDougal St. (West 3rd) New York, NY 10012 (212) 529-5945 2 Sets: 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm $12 Cover, Drink Minimum Call or Visit the Bar Next Door Website to reserve your table. Joining Michelle ...