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New Standard Jazz Orchestra: Waltz About Nothing
by Jack Bowers
Since trumpeter Rob Parton's superlative JazzTech Big Band left the scene more than a decade ago, Chicagoans have been left to wonder when, or even if, another ensemble of that caliber would arrive to fill the void left by its departure. In 2020, their hopes were realized with the formation of the New Standard Jazz Orchestra, ...
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Bonfire
By Chris Madsen
Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: Chris Madsen: saxophone; Stu Mindeman: piano; Clark Sommers: bass; Dana Hall: drums.
Chris Madsen: Bonfire
by Peter J. Hoetjes
The winds of change have been blowing over the record business for over two decades, altering the ways in which consumers listen to music. With the rise of internet-based services such as Spotify and YouTube, the prospect of an expensive trip to the recording studio has soured for many jazz musicians. Despite the fact that the ...
Until Next Time
By Hans Luchs
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Lucid; Anitha; Winter Is Here; Conversaciones Con Andrea; That's Not Love; Leaving For Belfast.
Daniel Bruce: Earthshine
by Friedrich Kunzmann
In the ever-growing scene of jazz-guitar today it is getting harder to distinguish oneself from the rest of the crowd. When taking a look around current stirrings in jazz, the guitar seems to be experiencing a renaissance as the main vehicle in the genre-new formations with the instrument at their core emerging all over the globe. ...
Dan Bruce's Beta Collective: Earthshine
by Troy Dostert
On the first listen, it's easy to fall under the sway of the sweetness of Dan Bruce's silky guitar tone, only to miss the substance at the heart of his music. Just as similar guitarists like Ben Monder or Kurt Rosenwinkel possess a generous, accessible sound with an exploratory edge, Bruce brings a finely-polished technique that ...
Alyssa Allgood: Out Of The Blue
by Mark Sullivan
Chicago vocalist Alyssa Allgood devotes her first full length album to an unexpected source: the classic hard bop repertoire of Blue Note Records. The label is mainly known for instrumental jazz, and all of these selections were originally instrumental. This presents no problem for Allgood, who demonstrates equal facility scatting, singing wordless vocalise, and writing lyrics ...
New Standard Jazz Orchestra: Waltz About Nothing
by Jack Bowers
Any orchestra that professes to establish a new standard had better be able to back that up. Happily for the listener, on its debut recording, Waltz About Nothing, Chicago's New Standard Jazz Orchestra can--and does. In a little more than two years, the NSJO has arisen as a worthy successor to one of the more exemplary ...
You're My Thrill
By Elaine Dame
Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2014
Track listing: You're My Thrill; They Say It's Wonderful; I Want To Be Loved; I Want To Be Happy; I'm All Smiles; Sugar; Shall We
Dance?; This Will Make You Laugh; All I Want; Something To Live For; I Was Doing All Right; The Dimming Of The Day
