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Deanna Bogart: Timing is Everything
by Charlie B. Dahan
Mix blues, soul, and R&B together, add some sassy spice, and you have Deanna Bogart. Bogart has been a consistent presence in the blues world, having released albums on Blind Pig, Shanachie and Lightyear (to name a few); now she has taken full control of her career and artistry and formed her own label in order ...
Daniel Barnes: Culmination
by Jerry D'Souza
Daniel Barnes, with a fine bunch of Canadian musicians in tow, combines an appetizing fare of mainstream and “contemporary” jazz on Culmination. Consider the latter to be dessert: it is light and swirly but feels neither treacly nor bland. Matter of fact, it is spiked, so just sit back and enjoy. Barnes knows his ...
Various Artists: The Reasons for Christmas Project
by Celeste Sunderland
The Poconos... honeymooners flock there in spring to bathe in heart-shaped tubs, families arrive in summer for a swim through glistening lakes, hikers arrive in the fall to see the changing leaves, and in the winter... Well, there's the skiing, the skating, the cuddling by the fire... and there's the area's burgeoning music community, which convened ...
Jane Fuller: You
by Jim Santella
Her girl-next-door persona gives Jane Fuller a debut that's easy to like. Not one to copy, Fuller carries her singing and songwriting beyond established boundaries. Her original pieces, “Gonna Cause Trouble” and “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothes,” take contemporary aim at the jazz singing repertoire. The blues weighs heavily on her soul. Fuller, who ...
Lyne Tremblay: Break'N Enter
by Jerry D'Souza
With all the experience she has gained on stage and in cabaret, Lyne Tremblay has become an accomplished singer. She is at ease with show tunes (her credits include playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Cassandra in Cats.) and pop songs, but it is her way with a jazz tune that carves the notch on her ...
Garlicks Jazzquartet: Mosaiamo
by Dan McClenaghan
It's hard to say how much the cover art may have influenced this impression, but Mosaiamo conjures urban images, a bustling city in the dark of night, black skies sliced by angles of cold bright neon, an ebb and flow of traffic, pedestrian and vehicular.The Garlicks Jazzquartet mines the saxophone and rhythm section cityscape; ...
The Inbetweens: The Inbetweens
by Mark F. Turner
The trio simply called the Inbetweens delivers jazz-fusion of another color on this debut recording. Based in the northeast New York area, these musicians build a collage of styles from hard rock, free jazz, and various influences. Leader Mike Gamble is one the new breed of young guitarists who has the knowledge and skill to play ...
Anna Lyman: It's Lush
by AAJ Staff
Beginning with Brent and Dennis’s “Angel Eyes,” Anna Lyman relives tradition in modernity. If that animation causes discomfort, it is due to the degree that we have shrugged off the jazz vocal traditions that make It’s Lush a valuable musical keepsake. Lyman’s first achievement in this record is not vocal supremacy; it is the ...
Avatar: The Cosmic Hand
by Tim Sprinkle
My motto: If you’re not pushing ahead, you’re falling behind. You see it everywhere you look these days: retro clothing styles, overdone movie and TV concepts, retread political candidates... there’s just no originality anymore. And nowhere is this more true than in music, where a seemingly endless parade of new acts bubble to the surface with ...
Michael Coppola: New Impressions
by Matt Merewitz
Guitarist Michael Coppola’s newest release, New Impressions, is a gem. With a crew of talented sidemen, Coppola has showcased his rare skills on 9-string guitar while also showcasing his compositional skills. On acoustic bass Coppola has Jim Andrews, on alto sax Tim Moran, and on drums Arti Dixson. A varied stylistic program provides the listener a ...
