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James Taylor

Born: March 12, 1948

The embodiment of the American singer-songwriter in the late 60s and early 70s was the frail and troubled James Taylor. He was born into a wealthy family. His mother was a classically trained soprano and encouraged James and his siblings, including future recording artists Livingston Taylor (b. 21 November 1950, Boston, Massachusetts), Alex Taylor (b. 28 February 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Hugh Taylor (b. 24 July 1952, Durham, North Carolina, USA) and Kate Taylor (b. 21 November 1950, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) to become musical. The young James Taylor wanted for nothing and divided his time between two substantial homes

Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain

by Edward Blanco
July 22, 2023

Veteran educator and jazz pianist Tim Ray pays homage to some of his musical heroes with a piano trio album simply entitled Fire & Rain. It features various well-known standards from those who have been a major influence in his career, along with three original tunes added to the mix. Joining the pianist on this new ...

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2023

by Geoff Anderson
July 6, 2023

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience Downtown Aspen Aspen, Colorado June 22-24, 2023 Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has been around as a concept for a few decades now. The format and specific locations have changed over the years, but the basic idea remains the same: go to a beautiful mountain location and ...

The Harry Allen Orchestra: With Roses

by Pierre Giroux
July 5, 2023

Harry Allen is a tenor saxophonist's tenor saxophonist with an elegant tone and swinging style in the manner of Scott Hamilton, Lester Young or Ben Webster. He has a well-rounded discography of over 70 releases as a leader and many others as a sideman. Over the course of his prolific career, Allen has appeared with the ...

Dewa Budjana: Joged Kahyangan

by John Kelman
May 12, 2023

Dewa Budjana may not be a household name outside of his native country, Indonesia, but with MoonJune Records picking up this exciting guitarist and composer, all that could be about to change. He's already garnered some serious attention with his first recording for the label, Dawai in Paradise, released earlier this year (2013), but at home, ...

Acclaimed Global Music Collective The Scooches Ready New Single, 'Stop This Climate Change' For Earth Day

April 22, 2023

Global music sensation The Scooches have announced the April 21st release of “Stop This Climate Change,” a poetic and uplifting call to action fraught with cataclysmic imagery, yet infused with the desire for change. Arriving in time for Earth Day, the lyric “We’ve got to stop this climate and change" refers to the climate of helplessness ...

Harvest 50th Anniversary Edition (CD/DVD)

Label: Reprise
Released: 2022
Track listing: CD 1 - Harvest: Out On The Weekend; Harvest; A Man Needs A Maid; Heart Of Gold; Are You Ready For The Country?; Old Man; There’s A World; Alabama; The Needle And The Damage Done. CD 2 - Words (Between The Lines Of Age). BBC In Concert: Out On The Weekend; Old Man; Journey Through The Past; Heart of Gold; Don’t Let It Bring You Down; A Man Needs A Maid; Love in Mind; Dance Dance Dance. CD 3 - Outtakes: Bad Fog Of Loneliness; Journey Through The Past; Dance Dance Dance. DVD 1: Harvest Time. DVD 2: BBC In Concert - Out On The Weekend; Old Man; Journey Through The Past; Heart of Gold; Don’t Let It Bring You Down; A Man Needs A Maid; Love in Mind; Dance Dance Dance

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2022

The depth and range of the music that jazz players have put on record in 2022 are so big that summarizing this “year in jazz" by selecting only ten albums feels akin to taking the photo of a breath-taking landscape with an ultra-low resolution camera... Ten years from now, how is one supposed to understand how ...

Chelsea Carmichael, Takuya Kuroda, James Taylor Quartet, OHMA & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 30, 2022

We are back with another set list chockful of exciting new and upcoming albums, from the cinematic atmospheres of the James Taylor Quartet and the mysterious Louis Fontane, to the explorations of Sam Gendel or Hailey Niswanger's and Mia Garcia's OHMA; from the physchedelic journeys of Wax Machine and Kalaha, to the sounds of London's Total ...

Bobby Previte, Angles, Roxana Amed, The Comet Is Coming & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 23, 2022

This week we feature some great examples of how tradition continues to fuel modern jazz projects, and the many ways in which jazz incorporates elements from other musical traditions (from Korea to Spain) and genres (from the blues to rave music).Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...