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Meilana Gillard: Adventures In Sound

by Ian Patterson
To nurture a sound on one's instrument--a personal voice--that is instantly recognizable, is not necessarily easy. It can be especially hard if following in a line of historical heavy hitters. Meilana Gillard, the Ohio-raised, Northern Ireland-based tenor saxophonist has been compared to Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano and Branford ...
Who Do You Have to Know?

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Who Do You Have to Know?; Street Cred; Gray and Visceral; Why Don't I; With You; What a Wonderful World;
Wave; A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing; Fried Pies.
Rich Thompson: Who Do You Have to Know?

by Jack Bowers
Veteran drummer Rich Thompson ushers a lithe and swinging quartet through its paces on his latest album, Who Do You Have to Know? (the answer to which, alas, is not forthcoming). This is basically late-night jazz, the kind often reserved for after-hours jam sessions whose participants are fully engaged in the task at hand and hold ...
Who Do You Have to Know?

Album: Who Do You Have to Know?
By Rich Thompson
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:06
2021: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...
Conspiracy

By Rich Willey
Label: Wise Cat Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Mr. Magoo; Goofin' Off; Clip clop Mogul, Blessed Are the Hip; Adrenaline Rush; Brother Kenya's
Paradigm; Secret things; Conspiracy; Nude Eel; Eenie Meanie Beanie Weeny; Blues for Bobby. All selections composed
by Rich Willey and arranged by The Amazing Wally Minko.
2019 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

by C. Andrew Hovan
2019 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Playhouse Square Cleveland, Ohio June 27-29, 2019 The year was 1979. Mainstream styles were on the wane and the major labels had largely abandoned jazz product, with the invention of the compact disc some three years in the future. The musical landscape in terms of jazz was ...
Dave Stryker Quartet at Nighttown

by C. Andrew Hovan
Dave Stryker Quartet Nighttown Cleveland, Ohio October 5, 2018 It's a tough sell these days for touring musicians to bring their own ensembles with them as they traverse the country. And let's face it, pick-up bands don't always lead to the optimum musical conditions. That's why it is always a pleasure ...