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Jihye Lee Orchestra: April
by Dan Bilawsky
On the morning of April 16, 2014, four hundred seventy-six souls were living life as they knew it, traveling on the ferry Sewol from Incheon to Jeju in South Korea. Then it all came to an abrupt halt when the ship capsized and sank. The South Korean Coast Guard, commercial vessels, and fishing boats managed to ...
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels with Lucinda Williams: Masters Of War
by Dan Bilawsky
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (The more things change, the more they stay the same) --Jean-Baptiste Alphonse KarrMore than half a century has come and gone since Bob Dylan penned “Masters of War," yet the song's message remains as relevant as ever. On January 20, 2017--the very day that Donald Trump ...
DUCHESS: Laughing At Life
by Dan Bilawsky
Jollity seems to be at a premium these days, so thank God for DUCHESS. This fizzy vocal trio is the antidote to all things grim, bringing joy to the masses one smile and song at a time. Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner, and Melissa Stylianou--three of the most captivating vocalists around today--clearly appreciate great ...
Dino Massa Kansas City Quintet: Echoes Of Europe
by Dan Bilawsky
While conversations about the military tend to roam widely, touching on everything from peacekeeping to warmongering, rarely do they touchdown on the topic of cultural exchange. But that's not to say the military doesn't foster such a thing. American troops stationed abroad have always managed to interact with the local population(s), imparting and taking away knowledge ...
Male Vocals – Mark Murphy, Theo Bleckmann, Gregory Porter, Jimmy Scott, Kurt Elling, Ron Boustead
by C. Michael Bailey
What passes for male jazz vocals makes an interesting dichotomy with female jazz vocals. Judging by the number of female jazz vocal releases that come my way, I almost believe that every woman fancies that she can make a jazz recording. Interestingly, there are many good to great ones. Not so with men. I probably see ...
Led Bib: Umbrella Weather
by Dan Bilawsky
When you're talking umbrella weather, there's rain and then there's rain. A drizzle and a downpour are two very different beasts, and this most certainly qualifies as the latter. Led Bib opens up the heavenly and hellish skies to create a deluge in sound on this terrifically tempestuous RareNoise date. Some bands born ...
Rebecca DuMaine: Happy Madness
by Dan Bilawsky
There's a natural appeal in Rebecca DuMaine's vocal work. Perhaps it's due to her straightforward approach, reflective of a theater background yet undeniably tethered to pure jazz. She puts a song across with a smile, capitalizing on her innate ebullience, and she gives the impression that she knows of what she sings. On ...
Moutin Factory Quintet: Deep
by Dan Bilawsky
Deep. So very, very, deep. Rarely does a single four-letter word so eloquently and accurately capture the spirit of an album. Everything from the grooves to the compositions to the thought content embedded in each musician's statements can be summed up by that simple-yet-complex title. The Moutin brothers--bassist Francois and drummer Louis--formed the ...
Brandi Disterheft: Blue Canvas
by Dan Bilawsky
A canvas is often viewed as a neutral starting point, but it needn't be so. Even a so-called “blank" space can be suffused with certain color(s) before brushstrokes are ever applied, as Brandi Disterheft reminds us. Her fourth album is a trio date painted atop, around, over, and with the color blue. It's a work that ...
Lockout Station: Lockout Station
by Dan Bilawsky
Interlaced interplay, clarity of instrumental voices and expressions, liquid lyricism, and rhythmic precision are the hallmarks of Lockout Station's work. This articulate and adventurous Las Vegas-born trio turns the highway on the cover of its eponymous debut into a road to anywhere and everywhere, navigating and accentuating the bends and turns while annexing various cultures and ...
