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April in Paris

Album: The Hours
By Alma Micic
Label: CTA Records
Released: 2008
Duration: 03:40
The Timeless Now

Label: CTA Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Beginning of an Endless Happy Monday; Smoking Gun; Teeth; The Lost and Found; Contagious; There
Dayna Stephens: The Timeless Now

by Jim Santella
"But Beautiful , the final track from saxophonist Dayna Stephens' debut album, summarizes his session. This modern mainstream performance centers on his warm tenor saxophone conversations, and includes seven originals as well as two standards. Pianist Taylor Eigsti, bassist Ben Street and drummer Eric Harland are seamlessly cohesive throughout and, with guests guitarist John Scofield on ...
Serbia

By Rale Micic
Label: CTA Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Dimitrije, Sine Mitre; Song for Alma; Through the Night; Lucky Number; Far From Home; Together; Blessing; By Your Side; Happiness; Serbia.
Rale Micic: Serbia

by Ken Dryden
Although a relative newcomer as a bandleader, guitarist Rale Micic's studies with the likes of Mick Goodrick, Bob Brookmeyer, Hal Crook and others obviously have enhanced his gifts as a player and composer. His soft, lyrical style of playing complements his superb band, featuring the masterful trumpeter and flugelhornist Tom Harrell, tenor saxophonist Bob Reynolds, bassist ...
Rale Micic: Serbia

by Stephen Latessa
Serbia is a lyrical, tightly wound affair that rarely rises above a whisper, but weaves a dreamy spell. Working with a sympathetic band that includes trumpet/flugelhorn player Tom Harrell, Rale Micic's guitar sparkles against lush accompaniment. Both the album's title and its opening track, Dimitrije, Sine Mitre, are nods to Micic's heritage. Played solo ...
Rale Micic: Serbia

by Jim Santella
With his program of nine originals and one traditional Serbian folk song, guitarist Rale Micic paints jazz's modern mainstream with a palette of beautiful colors. His guitar, along with trumpet and tenor saxophone, provides a warm reflection that allows the listener to settle in comfortably for an extended study session. Like all true art, his compositions ...
Rale Micic: Serbia

by Glenn Astarita
During a blindfold test, it would be hard for anyone to tell that guitarist Rale Micic hails from Serbia--or, for that matter, any other country that isn't noted for modern jazz musicians. With help from notables such as trumpeter/flugelhornist Tom Harrell and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, this quartet packs an unassuming punch marked by soft tones and ...
Introducing Alma

By Alma Micic
Label: CTA Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Day Dream; Corcovado; Close Your Eyes; Something to Live For; Yesterdays; That April
Day; Sejdefu Majka Budjase; Infant Eyes; I Remember You; But Beautiful.
Alma Micic: Introducing Alma

by Mike Brannon
It's always a challenge to introduce a new artist, no matter how deserving or talented, without tripping over the usual litany of music journalist cliches. But jazz vocalist Alma Micic, though still young, really is the real deal in the making; self-assured both rhythmically and harmonically, she swings, has a great sense of space and time, ...