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Waves of Calm

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2019

Album

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Embarcadero; Subtlety; Bautista's Revenge; Song For My Love; Newbie; Peace; Can't Complain; Think On Me; Blues For Owen; A Child Is Born; Inner Glimpse.

Article: SoCal Jazz

Darek Oleszkiewicz: Rolls-Royce Groovin'

by Jim Worsley
December 30, 2019

Inspiring greatness has long been the two-word association with the grand luxury of Rolls-Royce. Britain's entry into automobile finery has thus become benchmark terminology. To hear bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz interact, navigate, and improvise with today's finest jazz musicians is to understand why he has been deemed the Rolls-Royce of the modern day upright. Carrying the torch ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lauren Desberg Is Out for Delivery

by UDEiGWE
July 21, 2019

On her new album, Out for Delivery, Vocalist Lauren Desberg flirts boldly with today's pop sound while remaining informed by Jazz. Join Lauren and me as she talks about Japan, interludes, restaurant gigs, New Orleans, and other randomly connected inspirations. Out for Delivery features saxophonist Braxton Cook, pianist Kris Bowers, drummer Jonathan Barber, guitarist ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Four Skins

by Patrick Burnette
May 2, 2019

Drummer-leaders comprise this round's selections, as Pat and Mike check out a couple of historical goodies and two more recent releases. What makes a good drummer-led date? Just how loud should the leader be miked? Why does Pat think the Rolling Stone's drummer is a closet masochist? The answers may surprise you. Ladytron and Stevie Ray ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Davis: Correlations

Read "Correlations" reviewed by Peter J. Hoetjes

by Peter J. Hoetjes
March 19, 2019

Exploration and innovation may be the aspiration of modern jazz, but trombonist Steve Davis' Correlations exemplifies the fact that nothing proves more compelling than the timeless art of gathering a group of musicians who work remarkably well together. A veteran of The Jazz Messengers, One For All, and The Jazztet, Davis has a wealth of experience ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Conversation with Drummer Jonathan Barber

by UDEiGWE
February 10, 2019

On his debut album, Vision Ahead , Jonathan Barber delivers some very well executed original compositions. These songs have introspective origins and help shape the current path of his music group also called Vision Ahead. The album features pianist Taber Gable, guitarist Andrew Renfroe, saxophonist Godwin Louis, bassist Matt Dwonszyk, and vocalists Denise Renee and Sasha ...

Album

Evolve

By Sharel Cassity

Label: Relsha Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1 Evolve 5:44 2 New Day 5:34 3 All Is Full Of Love 6:23 4 Be The Change Intro 0:39 5 Be The Change 5:24 6 Wishing Star 3:51 7 The Here, The Now 5:10 8 Echoes Of Home 5:59 9 Outlier 4:40

Album

Vision Ahead

By Jonathan Barber

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Statement Of Vision; Vision Ahead; Doubt; The Covenant; Think On These Things; Carry On; Airport; Crown; Gone Away; Mr. JB; Time Will Tell; Believing In The Reunion.

Article: Album Review

Greg Skaff: Soulmation

Read "Soulmation" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
April 22, 2017

Guitarist Greg Skaff is all about the grease, grit, and grooves on Soulmation. It's a logical extension of his previous work--guitar-fronted organ group dates like East Harlem Skyline (Zoho Music, 2009) and 116th & Park (Zoho Music, 2012)--but it's a tad heavier, raunchier, and funkier than anything Skaff threw us on those records. His approach here ...