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Jennifer Stanley: Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
It’s a most wonderful disc... Indiana-native Jennifer Stanley is a jazzy fresh breeze softly blowing in from the heartland. She follows her independently produced debut disc , Where I Want to Be, with a swinging holiday offering. Christmas is a collection of holiday standards presented in a jazz trio/quartet format with and without strings (a standard ...
Jason Rosenblatt and Shtreiml: Harmonica Galitzianer
by Elliott Simon
Diatonic Harmonica CDs are certainly not on many jazz fans “Best of” lists. As designed, it is not a jazz instrument and is more at home with straight blues or country. Players like Toots Thielemans use a chromatic harp in order to go beyond second position and get that jazzy feel. Recently, Howard Levy and John ...
Al Garcia: Make It So
by Todd S. Jenkins
Hard-hitting, well-executed fusion from a promising new voice. The arrival of CDs which feature one individual playing most of the instruments tends to give chills to reviewers. Fortunately, Al Garcia breaks the mold by crafting inventive, appealing arrangements that utilize all the sounds he has on hand to good effect. He is a member of the ...
Sunny Jain Collective: As Is
by Glenn Astarita
New York based drummer/composer Sunny Jain has garnered a few awards in his day to complement his degrees, academic positions, performances and so on. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the young artist brings quite a bit to the forefront, witnessed on his impressive debut. Jain receives excellent support from the increasingly prolific guitarist ...
J.E.R.M.: J.E.R.M
by Glenn Astarita
J.E.R.M features the young talents of: bassist Jacob William, drummer Ed Nicholson, tenor saxophonist Rolf Schloenvogt and pianist Michael Beck. This newly released outing brought to us by a multinational ensemble of Berklee School of Music grads, was recorded in 1999. And while the music is three years old, the band’s outlook and symmetry offers a ...
Quarteto Nuevo: El Musico
by Glenn Astarita
The CD cover art depicts a well-dressed Latin man sitting on a stool with an acoustic guitar in his hand, looking at sheet music. Imagery of a softly performed Spanish serenade comes to mind. However, reality dictates that the band’s overall scope and manner of execution is quite a bit more - all encompassing. What this ...
Indaba: Something Serious
by Todd S. Jenkins
Visceral, cutting-edge fusion by an Aussie power trio. Indaba is apparently a Bantu pygmy word for “something serious”, an apt name for this hard-hitting band and their debut disc. Commendable chops and crunch aplenty season a fully enjoyable set of original tunes by a band which is sure to make waves in the future. Schipke, Wenham ...
Kriegsmarine: Kriegsmarine
by Todd S. Jenkins
Ah, yes. A pretty good album that’s practically guaranteed to tick people off before they even hear the music. Kriegsmarine is a North Carolina fusion outfit comprised of four talented musicians, three brothers and a friend, who take part in World War II re-enactments on the side. They named their band after the Nazi German Navy ...
Boston Horns: Boogie Stop Shuffle
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by Todd S. Jenkins
Afros are back, so it figures that the best of the 1970s' music should also make a welcome return. The funky jazz stylings of Maceo Parker, the Crusaders and Galactic are taken to a new level on this excellent disc by the Boston Horns. Douglas and Saviuk, alumni of the Heavy Metal Horns, rock the house ...
