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Jan Eisen: Summer Me, Winter Me
by Michael P. Gladstone
There are several things to like about vocalist Jan Eisen's debut recording Summer Me, Winter Me. First, the use of a guitar quartet in place of the standard piano ensemble. Guitarist Jamie Findlay is more than up to the challenge of comping, playing rhythm guitar and taking some very effective solos beginning with a mid-tempo version ...
Paul Carr CD Debuts on JazzWeek At #38
One of the finest horn players in the DC metropolitan area, saxophonist Paul Carr is breaking through the sea of releases as his album Just Noodlin' debuts on the Jazzweek chart at #38 for the week of March 19, 2007. He can also be found at #3 on the Earshot Jazz Chart (Canada), #25 CMJ Jazz ...
Global Jazz Trio: Live in Detroit: Global Jazz Trio at Baker
by C. Michael Bailey
Perhaps the post beautiful thing about Live in Detroit: Global Jazz Trio at Baker's Keyboard Lounge is that the Global Jazz Trio does not sport keyboards, it is a Sonny Rollins-style saxophone trio, circa 1958, except for the pronounced reverb and echo on Mark Hershberger's saxophones and the Richard Smith's electric bass rather than the acoustic ...
Greg Smith: Above the Clouds
by C. Michael Bailey
Guitarist/composer/educator Greg Smith attempts an ambitious synthesis within adult contemporary jazz intended to jettison his jazz vision from the maudlin confines of what passes for “smooth jazz today. Smith is not satisfied with the cliché throbbing synthesizers and intellectually deprived virtuosity plaguing the majority of jazz ostensibly intended for greater crossover appeal. Smith's approach is successful ...
Gene Ess "Sandbox & Sanctum" at Blue Note, March 11, 2007
A rare combination of facility and emotion drives Sandbox and Sanctum with energy and unrelenting genius of composition. Guiatarist Gene Ess has put together a fascinating Quartet featuring Grammy nominated, Donny McCaslin (sax), Gene Jackson (drums), and Harvie S (bass). Ess's out of the box, hard driving, modern guitar lines create a release filled with depth ...
And The Angels Sing: Roberta Donnay, Nancy Osborne, Sylvia Bennett
by C. Michael Bailey
The hits just keep on coming. The flood of fine female jazz vocal recordings shows no sign of letting up. “Let it rain, I say. Here are three more releases for your consideration. Roberta Donnay What's Your Story Rain Forest Records 2006 What's Your Story ...
Elisabeth Lohninger: The Only Way Out is Up
by C. Michael Bailey
Austria is the mother source for composers. One of the latest progeny from the land of golden eighth notes is vocalist/composer Elisabeth Lohninger. Lohninger has been performing from an early age, beginning her career at age six, performing Austrian folk songs with her sisters. It did not take long for her to venture in other directions, ...
Former Ray Charles Guitarist Kenny Carr at Twinz Jazz March 30-31 in DC
Kenny Carr Appearing At: Twins Jazz Guitarist/composer Kenny Carr, a New York and Washington DC artist, commutes back and forth between his two homes creating music along the way. With over 10 years as an official member of the Ray Charles group, Carr is a first-call guitarist among his peers. His sophomore ...
Elisabeth Lohninger at Rose Live Music, March 7, 2007
Elisabeth Lohninger Appearing At: Rose Live Music March 7, 2007 New York-based vocalist/composer Elisabeth Lohninger is certainly making her way up the hill of recognition, invigorating the vocal jazz scene with a new stylistic blend that is fresh musically and artistically. Not only is Lohninger a master interpreter of jazz standards, but ...
Johnny Smith in Concert at Copia in Napa, CA, March 1, 2007
Appearing At: Indoor Theater at Copia in Napa, CA. GOING FOR ARTIST PREVIEW/CD REVIEW In National Campaign For: Johnny Smith, San Francisco Bay Jazz Vocalist/Guitarist, Johnny Smith, a Napa artist is blasting the scene wide open with his debut jazz release, Johnny Smith, San Francisco Bay Jazz. Smith has been garnering praise from Jazz ...
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