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News: Recording

Inspired Sax With A Hip-Hop Lean

Inspired Sax With A Hip-Hop Lean

Sam Rucker urges “Be True 2 Who U R” ahead of the June 3 release of “Tell You Something” Williamsburg, Virginia: Hip-hop producer turned contemporary jazz saxophonist Sam Rucker has something to say. Blending jazz, hip-hop, soul and gospel, he communicates through inspirational instrumentals that meaningfully resonate with listeners. Nearly three years in the making, his ...

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The Way I Feel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: The Cat; Feelin' Wes; Baby It's Cold Outside; Diddley Boom Boom (French Quarter Strut); B's Bop; Horizon; The Way I Feel; On The Fly; Hard Workin' Man; Walk On The Wild Side.

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Article: Album Review

Bobby Lyle: The Way I Feel

Read "The Way I Feel" reviewed by Chris Becker


Pianist and composer Bobby Lyle's first encounter with the great Hammond B-3 player Jimmy Smith was in a Minneapolis nightclub called Big Al's, where the then-teenaged Lyle performed as the “local talent" on the downstairs stage. Upstairs, Smith was playing as the headliner and Lyle, after finishing his set as quickly as possible, raced upstairs to ...

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Article: Album Review

Eric Alexander: Touching

Read "Touching" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has chosen an intriguing title for his latest recording on HighNote Records, as Touching can not only be used as a verb or an adjective, whose meanings differ widely, but in this case is also a blues (by pianist Bobby Lyle), the opening salvo in an album of ballads and blues that ...

News: Recording

Drew Davidsen's Guitar Leads The Way On His Journey To Self-Diiscovery

Drew Davidsen's Guitar Leads The Way On His Journey To Self-Diiscovery

“TRUE DREW” garners praise from his idol and reviewers as the first single climbs the charts Towson, MD: An intimate musical portrait depicting the life and loves of a jazz man and his guitar, “TRUE DREW,” the fifth album from Drew Davidsen, was released today by Oznot Records and drew praise from Davidsen’s idol, contemporary jazz ...

News: Recording

Drew Davidsen: Seeing Life Through His Guitar

Drew Davidsen: Seeing Life Through His Guitar

Jazz guitarist Drew Davidsen gives radio a “Hi5” prior to releasing “TRUE DREW” on March 5th Towson, MD: A slick, cosmopolitan showcase of a dozen contemporary jazz instrumentals, cool-toned guitarist Drew Davidsen elevates his technical prowess and creative muse while contemplatively chronicling his journey through life on “TRUE DREW,” his fifth album that will be released ...

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The Genie

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2012

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New Warrior

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2012

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News: Festival

2012 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Entertainment Line Up

The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2012 festival, which will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wis., Sept. 7—Sept. 8, is set. Tickets for the 2012 KMJF are now ...

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Article: Interview

Mindi Abair: Defining the ‘It’ Factor

Read "Mindi Abair: Defining the ‘It’ Factor" reviewed by Trish Richardson


It. What is It? How does one know if one has It? And more importantly, where does one get It? It. Such a small, unassuming word, barely taking up any space on the page. But just what is It? It. It is that almost indefinable, though easily recognizable “X" factor. It's quite ...


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