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Melinda Rose Rodriguez and Frenchy Romero: I'm On My Way
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Longtime friends from their Miami days, vocalist Melinda Rose Rodriguez and pianist Frenchy Romero offer their debut collaboration, I'm on My Way. It is a ten-track collection of known fare, as well as original compositions from Rodriguez. The album is a festive musical playground for the two artists, both of whom will be performing in elite ...
Robin Simone: Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra
by Edward Blanco
Three-time charting singer-songwriter and band leader Robin Simone fronts a seventeen-piece big band and dedicates her debut album “To those artistic dreamers, the lovers of Hollywood films and its incredible music." An industry musician who has worked on various national TV shows and who was inspired at a young age by her loving mother who sang ...
Vivian Buczek: Le Grand Michel
by Neil Duggan
The title of this album, Le Grand Michel, refers to French composer, pianist and arranger, Michel Legrand. In a glittering career, he wrote hundreds of film and television scores. He won three Oscars (from 13 nominations) with “The Windmills of Your Mind," featured in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), perhaps his best- known work. This song ...
Patti Austin at The Carver
by Katchie Cartwright
Patti Austin The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, TX October 12, 2024 Between appearances on the West Coast--accepting a lifetime achievement award from SF Jazz in San Francisco, exemplifying jazz excellence at the Jazz Excellence (JEXA) gala in LA--Patti Austin came through San Antonio to open ...
Barbara Reed: Lucky Still
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Lucky Still is a deeply moving track from the pen and vocal talents of L.A.-based singer, composer and author Barbara Reed. The presentation is lush with a crew of piano, rhythm, and strings drawn from first-call L.A. and Las Vegas musicians who accompany Reed. Originally from New England, Reed has been on the L.A. scene for ...
Simon Moullier at Takoma Station Tavern
by Robert Bellafiore
Simon Moullier Takoma Station Tavern Washington, DC October 5, 2024 Vibraphonist Simon Moullier was honest with his uncertainty about what was about to happen: “I met these musicians for the first time two hours ago." But the audience at Takoma Station witnessing his Washington, DC debut had nothing to worry about. ...
Ken Peplowski: Unheard Bird
by Jack Bowers
Even when the recording (in this case, two) is a classic--as, for example, Charlie Parker's memorable Bird with Strings (Mercury Records, 1950)--some songs that deserve better are necessarily left on the cutting-room floor. Some may see that as disappointing, while others--like reed specialist Ken Peplowski--embrace it as an opportunity. On Unheard Bird, Peplowski--with strings and a ...
Melinda Rose & Frenchy Romero: I'm On My Way
by Dan Bilawsky
A co-led date from vocalist Melinda Rose and pianist Frenchy Romero seemed to be preordained. The two grew up mere blocks away from each other in Miami, connected as teens and bonded immediately over a love for jazz, and developed a strong rapport at a weekly jam session. As their lives moved forward, they stayed in ...
Mahogany L. Browne, Sean Mason, Alistair Payne, Tongo Eisen-Martin & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The sound of Memphis propels this episode into a fascinating exploration of the interplay between modern-day poets and jazz musicians, the reimagining of archival gospel grooves, Ray Charles vibes and Michel Legrand classics and more!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Parlor Greens “West Memphis" ...
Alex Hendriksen: Lotus Blossom
by Chris May
There is a story, possibly apocryphal, about a young tenor saxophonist who, after some arm twisting from a friend, was persuaded to venture on to the bandstand and join in a jam session alongside Coleman Hawkins. Afterwards the player was asked by his friend whether he had enjoyed the experience. “It was OK," he said, “but ...
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