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PALO! Performs Live On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat
Please join our audience for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, August 13, 2010 Featuring PALO! Join us for the invigorating sounds of Palo! playing Cuban music for a new generation. Jazz influenced keyboardist Steve Roitstein is joined by the tremendous vocalist Leslie Cartaya. Her voice has been described as “sweet ...
Ybor Jazz Festival Set for Nov. 2-7 at the HCC Campus
Jazz festivals in Tampa have come and gone, and most--like the USF Jazz Festival and the Ybor Jazz Festa--have been short-lived, if often impressive. Now here comes the first Ybor Jazz Festival, and its slogan and lineup make clear its musical intentions: “There's nothing smooth about it!" Some of the area's finest jazz artists, including pianists ...
Stanton Moore, "Groove Alchemy" (CD Review)
Galactic drummer Stanton Moore again was an unofficial MVP at this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, playing at the fest and around town with his day-job band, leading his own trio, working with Anders Osborne, and sitting in with Levon Helm. Click here to read my review of the jazz-funk drummer's latest solo album, ...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mojo" (CD Review)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, who remain one of my favorite American rock bands, are back with new material. My review of the CD was published recently in Las Vegas City Life--Click here to read or see the full text below. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mojo (Reprise) That old appealing Heartbreakers sound is all there ...
Mose Allison, "The Way of the World" (CD Review)
Click here to read my review of veteran jazz and blues talent Mose Allison's latest, as published in Relix mag. Or see the full text below. Mose Allison, The Way of the World (Anti-) Mose Allison, at 82, remains a gifted pianist, a laidback singer whose songs are often too clever for their own good--an artist ...
WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Performance, 7/16/10
Please tune in worldwide for another great musical performance on WLRN's SOUTH FLORIDA ARTS BEAT Friday, July 16, 2010 Featuring the JIM GASIOR TRIO Now serving as the Interim Dean of Music at the New World School of the Arts, pianist/composer/Jazz educator, Jim Gasior, has been shaping musical careers for decades. His various ...
Herbie Hancock, "The Imagine Project" (CD Review)
Herbie Hancock is back, with another all-star recording project. The results come across as a little uneven. Check out my review, below, or read it online, or click here to link directly to the review, published in Las Vegas City Life. Herbie Hancock, The Imagine Project (Herbie Hancock Record) Herbie Hancock, an eternally youthful ...
Trombone Shorty, "Backatown" (CD Review)
New Orleans superstar du jour Trombone Shorty is rising fast with his hard-hitting Backatown CD. Click here to read my review, as published in Relix mag. Or see the full text below. Trombone Shorty, Backatown (Verve Forecast) “Supafunkrock" is the name that Trombone Shorty gives his engaging blend of brass band blasts, metal guitar ...
Dave Holland, in Bass Player
I recently spoke with master jazz bassist Dave Holland, for a piece published in Bass Player magazine. We talked about his playing history, Pathways, the new CD from his Octet, and his newly renovated and relaunched web site, among other topics. The full directors cut of the text is below, or click here to go directly ...
WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Presents Jamie Ousley and Friends
Please tune in worldwide for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, June 18, 2010 featuring: JAMIE OUSLEY This University of Miami, Fla. Jazz grad and bassist/composer is energizing our local scene with engaging concerts from Palm Beach to the Keys. His latest recording, Back Home, will hit the streets Sunday, June ...
