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Matthew Parrish

Matthew Parrish has performed and recorded with many of the top names in jazz. His beautiful, warm and complex sound has earned him an impressive reputation in the music community. You can find Matthew at venues all over the world. This past October Matthew was invited to be a part of the Paris JVC Jazz Festival where he was a featured artist. Just take a look at the performance info page to see where Matt will be next. Traveling with his parents most of his formative years, Matt developed a wide appreciation for culture and arts. Born in Fresno, California, Matt finally settled in New Jersey for high school

Michelle Lordi: Career Evolution

By R.J. DELUKE

Some artists are blessed to be born into situations where opportunities are at the ready. Education and training are easily obtainable. Maybe they have connections to the professional world, via their lineage or other friends. Even so, it's still up to them to produce and deal with the inevitable vagaries of their choice to pursue music ...

Jost–Adler Ensemble at Jefferson Alumni Hall

By VICTOR L. SCHERMER

Jost-Adler Ensemble “Taking Flight" Tuesdays at Twelve Concert Series Jefferson Alumni Hall Philadelphia, PA February 11, 2020 Paul Jost is an innovative vocalist whose rhythmic and exploratory approach has garnered him a special status among his peers and led to an expansive career of recordings and ...

Break Up With the Sound

By MICHELLE LORDI

Label: Cabinet of Wonder Productions
Released: 2019
Track listing: Poor Bird; Wayward Wind; Double-Crossed; True Love; Before; No Expectations; Lover Man; Red House Serenata; Red House Blues; I'm So Lonesome.

Houston Person: I'm Just a Lucky So and So

By JACK BOWERS

Perhaps tenor saxophonist Houston Person is indeed A Lucky So and So, as he professes on his newly recorded album of that name, but it has taken far more than luck to sustain a long and successful career that spans more than half a century and numbers more than sixty albums as leader of his own ...

Joanna Pascale at Chris' Jazz Cafe

By VICTOR L. SCHERMER

Joanna Pascale Chris' Jazz Cafe Philadelphia, PA November 10, 2018 The content of this show came as a complete surprise to this reviewer. I expected vocalist Joanna Pascale, who is by now a Philadelphia legend, to sing a typical set of standards from the Great American Songbook. Instead, she blew everyone ...

Michelle Lordi at Philadelphia Museum of Art

By VICTOR L. SCHERMER

Michelle Lordi Trio Friday Nights Philadelphia Museum of Art June 8, 2018 I've always appreciated Michelle Lordi's singing through her fine recordings, but I'd never heard her in person, so I seized this opportunity to hop over to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to catch her show, ...

Houston Person: Rain or Shine

By JACK BOWERS

Tenor saxophonist Houston Person, now in his eightieth decade, has made no concessions to Father Time, choosing instead to use his many years in the jazz trenches to forge a style all his own, bathed in blues and soul but never turning a deaf ear to the allure of a seductive and tasteful melody. Each of ...

Michelle Lordi: Dream a Little Dream

By VICTOR L. SCHERMER

Michelle Lordi graces the Philadelphia area with her singing, and her album releases and club dates in New York and elsewhere are gaining her wider recognition as she continues her regular local gigs. She sings clearly, straight ahead, and with panache. In this album, she brings together a septet of outstanding instrumentalists for a nostalgic set ...