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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bobby Broom, Eric Alexander, Amina Figarova, Jeremy Pelt and more

by Benjamin Boddie
July 3, 2024

It's All About the Music ... Fantastic music by Bobby Broom, Eric Alexander, Zaccai Curtis, Amina Figarova, Ray Obiedo, Gabriel Genest, Jon Gordon, Ben Sidran, Stuart Mack, Queen Esther, Allen Dennard, Rachel Z, Radam Schwartz, Tony Monaco, Dayna Stephens, The Jazz Defenders, Dave Bass, Nicole Glover, Jeremy Pelt and more. Playlist Bobby Broom “Superstition" ...

Article: Album Review

Eric Alexander: Timing Is Everything

Read "Timing Is Everything" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
June 19, 2024

Eric Alexander's album Timing Is Everything is an acknowledgment of his mastery of the tenor saxophone, highlighting a combination of power, precision, and profound musicality. Accompanied by pianist Rick Germanson, bassist Alexander Claffy and drummer Jason Tiemann along with a handful of special guests, Alexander leads this nine-track outing with a confidence and ease that can ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tomeka Reid, Martin Bejerano, Roxana Amed And More

by Hobart Taylor
June 19, 2024

PlaylistBruna Black & John Finbury “Nosso Cais" from Va Revelacao (Self Produced) Eric Alexander “Serenade to a Cuckoo" from Timing Is Everything (Cellar Live) Nicki Parrott “What The World Needs Now" from Feelin' Groovy (Arbors) Host Speaks Paul Freeman “Visions of Ishwara" from Black Composers Series Volume 8 (Sony) Tomeka Reid Quartet “Turning Inward / Sometimes ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Freddy Cole, The Baylor Project, Somi and More

by Jua Howard
June 10, 2024

Welcome music family! This week I'm sharing more great music including songs from Freddy Cole, The Baylor Project, Jose James, Somi, Jon Hendricks and Diana Krall. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Freddy Cole “A Place in the Sun (Movin' On)" from This Is the Life (Muse) 2:30 Eric Alexander ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

David Sanborn, Eric Alexander & Anthony D'Alessandro

by Joe Dimino
June 2, 2024

From a rising star on the piano, we begin the 857th Episode of Neon Jazz with Anthony D'Alessandro and music from his album Searchin.' From there we pay homage to the late David Sanborn and his incredible contribution to jazz. We also get some music from Moby and Jose James along with new music from Eric ...

Article: Album Review

Mike LeDonne: Wonderful!

Read "Wonderful!" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
March 27, 2024

Organist Mike LeDonne's latest recording, Wonderful!, is a labor of love on several levels. Of course, there is love of the music and love of accomplishing something that had not been done before--teaming a gospel choir with jazz quartet. Above all else, there is love for LeDonne's wife, Margaret, and daughter Mary who is disabled but, ...

Article: Album Review

Judy Niemack: What's Love?

Read "What's Love?" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
February 27, 2024

Potrebbe non essere gentile iniziare questa recensione ricordando l'età della signora Niemack ma per un'artista ancora così attrattiva ed efficace, l'imminenza dei settant'anni non rappresenta un problema. La cantante californiana mantiene la sua cifra espressiva, aggiungendo nuove ombreggiature vocali e un incedere più intimo e colloquiale, come evidenzia in questo disco. Come altri ...

Article: Liner Notes

Reeds and Deeds: Cookin'

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 22, 2024

Chances are that if you're reading these notes right now you're more than a bit familiar with the talents of tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart and might even have picked up Wailin' (Criss 1258), their first effort together leading a quintet billed as Reeds and Deeds. As such, it would probably be redundant to ...

Article: Liner Notes

John Swana: Philly Gumbo Vol.2

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 19, 2024

It seems like a lot of up and coming trumpeters these days go for the bop stylings of Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw as their main influence. Far fewer look to players like Art Farmer or Kenny Wheeler for inspiration. That's what has made watching the development of Philadelphia trumpet man John Swana so fascinating over ...

Article: Liner Notes

One For All: Blueslike

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 13, 2024

As the timeworn adage goes, sometimes the best things come from situations where one is asked to function in less than ideal circumstances. When you have little time to analyze things and go with pure instincts, there's an air of veracity and spontaneity to the results that is seldom arrived at by any other means. Although ...