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Reg Schwager & Don Thompson: Live At Mezzetta
by Jerry D'Souza
One of the joys of listening to music is to come upon an album that crystallizes the essence of a song. Reg Schwager and Don Thompson bring that trait to a fulfillment that suffuses the soul with its warmth and elegant beauty. That they do so is not surprising. They have been working together for several ...
Brian Allen/Jacob Koller: Brain Killer
by Jerry D'Souza
The winds of fate blew cold inside a Canadian airport where Brian Allen and Jacob Koller were tied up in red tape. Whatever the lack of merit in that infliction of figurative bondage, it did help to get the two closer together musically. Allen and Koller are an interesting pair. There is an easy ...
Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura: Clouds
by Jerry D'Souza
In the realm of the senses two imaginations entwine. From that fertile fabric comes sounds that elevate, startle and thrill. This is not surprising considering the fact that Fujii and Tamura have a knack of building some very intriguing sound structures. The husband and wife team showed an affinity for drawing upon each other ...
Kollage: Kollage
by Jerry D'Souza
Kollage with a K. Nice switch if one wants to give the word a harder edge. Better still if it works. And it certainly does with this outfit! The pulse of the group has a steely flint, even as it is shaped with a strong melodic instinct and the ability to swing. Alleyne has been a ...
Julie Kelly: Into The Light
by Jerry D'Souza
Julie Kelly records all too infrequently. When a new album comes out, it is well worth looking forward to. She has not disappointed over the course of five records that have taken in jazz standards and new tunes with a sure-fire disposition that profiles a singer with heart. Over the course of her long career Kelly ...
Kendra Shank: Reflections
by Jerry D'Souza
It is always a pleasure discovering something new, even if that “new" has been around for a while. So it is with Kendra Shank, as complete a jazz singer as one could wish for. And on this her third album, Shank sings to tunes composed by Duke Ellington, Abbey Lincoln, Kurt Weill, Ralph Towner and The ...
The Dado Moroni Trio: Out Of The Night
by Jerry D'Souza
What's in a name? Shakespeare had an answer to that one and so will those who listen to this album. Thenceforth, the mention of Edgardo “Dado" Moroni will no longer lead to a quizzically raised eyebrow. Moroni has recorded well over 25 albums. The bulk of those were in Europe. Yet there were those in the ...
Darren Barrett: Deelings
by Jerry D'Souza
To play with two masters of their craft certainly says a lot. It is not surprising, however, that Darren Barrett is now a member of the Elvin Jones Jazz Explosion, where he helps extend the perimeter of the band, and also has his time playing for Jackie McLean. That they should consider him worthy enough to ...
Jessica Williams: Blue Fire
by Jerry D'Souza
Jessica Williams is a no-nonsense person. You can hear this in conversation with her, you can feel this from her liner notes and you can sense it from her music. The attitude stems not only from confidence but also with being comfortable with her craft, something that leaps out each time you listen to her music. ...
Misako Kano: 3 Purple Circles
by Jerry D'Souza
If there is one constant about Misako Kano it is that she is comfortable in two worlds. Born and raised in Yamaguchi, Japan, she studied classical and jazz piano at Kent State in the U.S. She earned her bachelor's degree, majoring in classical piano performance and music education and later got her master's majoring in jazz ...
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