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Marlene VerPlanck: Once There Was A Moon

Read "Once There Was A Moon" reviewed by Andrew Velez


Marlene VerPlanck is a singing canary of the old- fashioned sort--one who consistently picks great songs and then sings them in a brightly chirping soprano so that every single lyric is quite intelligible. The songs come out radiating an aura of a singer in love with what she's doing. Maybe that all ought to be commonplace ...

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Greg Skaff Releases Instrumental Jazz CD "East Harlem Skyline"

Greg Skaff Releases Instrumental Jazz CD "East Harlem Skyline"

New York, NY-February 9, 2009 - Greg Skaff brings the harmony of life and expertise to every song he creates. Just as they were on his previous release on Zoho Music, Ellington Boulevard, the spirits of guitar and organ trios of the past are honored with the new release East Harlem Skyline. Skaff creates a bevy ...

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The Rocco John Group: Devotion

Read "Devotion" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Trumpet and sax pairings often make for some of the most enjoyable jazz. The Rocco John Group, venturing back into the sounds of the 1960s and '70s, keep that thought alive. Saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone studied with Lee Konitz and has worked with Sam Rivers. The group has performed together 11 years. The other ...

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Matt Cricscuolo: Melancholia

Read "Melancholia" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Take a quartet, add some strings, and you'll get an elegant seasoning to flavor jazz. Alto saxophonist Matt Criscuolo accomplishes this with Melancholia, his third album as a leader. Criscuolo has a knack for embracing the hard bop style, yet adding some contemporary improvisation. His credits include work with David Murray, and Etta James, ...

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Greg Skaff: East Harlem Skyline

Read "East Harlem Skyline" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


The organ-led trio has long been a fascination for guitarist Greg Skaff--especially when a guitar is involved. So it follows that he borrows from the playbooks of guitarists like George Benson and Wes Montgomery, and organists like Jimmy Smith and Don Patterson.East Harlem Skyline brings Skaff together with Hammond B-3 organists George Colligan and ...

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The Rocco John Group: Devotion

Read "Devotion" reviewed by Warren Allen


With his drifting tones and trilling bird calls, Rocco John Iacovone evokes saxophone greats including Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, and Jackie McLean, and also suggests mentors Lee Konitz and Sam Rivers. All of these references used their distinct sounds to expand and reshape the musical conventions around them. With Devotion--his sixth album as leader and third ...

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Carol Fredette Releases "Everything in Time" CD After a 10 Year Hiatus

Carol Fredette Releases "Everything in Time" CD After a 10 Year Hiatus

New York, NY - January 12, 2009-When a legendary jazz figure like Stan Getz states, “She’s as good as they come,” surely long time vocalist Carol Fredette must feel that is a lot to live up to. With her long awaited release, Everything In Time people in the jazz community and critics alike are bound to ...

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The Leonisa Ardizzone Quintet Swings Their Way into Your Heart on New Release

The Leonisa Ardizzone Quintet Swings Their Way into Your Heart on New Release

New York, NY-January 12, 2009- The Leonisa Ardizzone Quintet adopts old-fashioned values and modern day recording techniques on their new release The Scent of Bitter Almonds… The Quintet and the articulate and seasoned Leonisa Ardizzone takes swinging jazz tunes and then makes it a memorable trip for everyone. The vocalists’ soft and ...

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Hot Club De Norvege: Django Music

Read "Django Music" reviewed by Warren Allen


Gypsy jazz is hip again, with Hot Clubs springing up from Detroit to Cowtown. So in a world full of Django Reinhardt idolizers, how does Oslo's Hot Club de Norvege stack up? Suffice it to say that Svein Aarbostad (bass), Jon Larsen (guitar) and Per Frydenlund (guitar)--who have been friends since childhood--have been working on this ...

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Rebecca Cline/Hilary Noble: Enclave Diaspora

Read "Enclave Diaspora" reviewed by John Barron


The Boston-based quartet Enclave, co-led by saxophonist/percussionist Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline, explores the fiery traditions of Afro-Cuban rhythms with an edgy jazz fusion slant. Enclave Diaspora, the group's second release, is an engaging set of Noble/Cline originals, chock full of rhythmic and harmonic surprises. The musicianship here is first-rate, as demonstrated on energetic romps ...


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