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Pianist Kerem Gorsev reaches creative high with mix of classical music and jazz on new CD
Don't believe the myth: Thirteen is not an unlucky number. For pianist Kerem Görsev, his 13th album, Therapy, may be his best, the high point of a musical career that stretches back nearly 20 years. In 1995, Görsev released his debut, Hands & Lips. Since then, Görsev has sharpened his hybrid of classical music and jazz, ...
Guitarist Giovan Guido displays fingerpicking mastery on new album
Guitarist Giovan Guido can make you believe in the Land of Cargessol. The title of Guido's latest album, the Land of Cargessol is also a fairy-tale world created by singer Stephanie Petrequin, inspired by a tune they wrote together. In the Land of Cargessol, there lived a foolishly brave horseman named Elias, who confronted the unconquerable ...
Singer/songwriter Frank McComb revives early '70s heyday of soul, R&B, and jazz fusion on new CD
What to singer/songwriter Frank McComb is A New Beginning is actually a fond trip back for music buffs, especially those who lived through the early '70s heyday of soul and R&B. On A New Beginning, McComb echoes the incandescent urban pop of Stevie Wonder, the rhythmic jazz of George Benson, and the pulsating fusion of Herbie ...
Japanese jazz-pop band Free Trans Ensemble posthumously release soulful live album
Before they folded in 2009, the Japanese band Free Trans Ensemble perfectly encapsulated the old and the new, combining vintage jazz harmonies with elements of R&B, soul, and even hip-hop. Their legacy, especially as professional, hard-working performers, is cemented on the posthumously released Soul Amplified Live!, documenting their 2006 show at Shibuya PLUG. The album showcases ...
From the basement to the Montréal Jazz Festival: Guitarist Carlos Jiménez' self-taught road to success
On his latest album Undercurrents, guitarist Carlos Jiménez exhibits the cool self-confidence and keen precision of an artist at the top of his game, about as far as it gets from the kid who used to practice in his parents' basement. But every musician has to begin somewhere, and for Jiménez those tireless moments underground provided ...
The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn receive praise for infectious brew of Dixieland jazz, swing, and classic blues
Getting thumbs up from a music legend is like a badge of honor, and the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn wear it well. On June 11, 2007, country icon Willie Nelson raved, “The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn provided fantastic entertainment." It's not hard to see what impressed Nelson. The Blue Vipers deliver a potent sting, an infectious ...
Australian group Topology is "exhilaratingly unpredictable" in blend of contemporary classical music and jazz
The Australian band Topology ventures into the twilight zone between contemporary classical music and jazz. On their latest album Difference Engine, Topology experiment with moods, sounds, and rhythms; nothing ever quite stays the same or functions within patterns. At the same time, there is a surface beauty to their compositions that is easily accessible even when ...
Guitarist Mahan Mirarab dazzlingly blends traditional jazz with Persian folk on new album
In the midst of war, guitarist Mahan Mirarab was able to find solace in his music. Born in Tehran, Iran on July 13, 1983, Mirarab was raised with the Iran-Iraq War as an ominous backdrop. But proving that music is a universal language, especially the poetry of jazz, Mirarab discovered the records of jazz icons like ...
Trombonist Saunders Sermons on tour with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
They used to call the late funk legend James Brown the hardest working man in showbiz. Look out because trombonist Saunders Sermons is starting to vie for that title. Currently on tour with the blues' greatest husband-and-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Sermons knows life on the road like his ABCs. In his young life ...
Australian Trio Woolhouse - Michailidis - Robertson release album of atmospheric, enigmatic contemporary jazz
Hailing from Australia, the trio Woolhouse—Michailidis—Robertson is quite unlike many acts in the jazz scene today. Instead of following a straightforward rhythmic path, the band has liberated themselves from any sort of musical boundaries, delivering free-flowing grooves that produce layers of atmosphere and texture. Consisting of pianist Jeremy Woolhouse, guitarist Lucas Michailidis, and bassist Ben Robertson, ...
