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World-renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces February Concert Line-up Including A Special Celebration Of Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius Documentary
Rated the #1 jazz club in New York City (Secret NYC), SMOKE Jazz Club celebrates Black History Month the same way it does year-round—by presenting the best of today’s jazz artists. SMOKE welcomes back a handful of its longtime friends for some extraordinary programs throughout February. The legendary octogenarian Eddie Henderson celebrates the release of his ...
Craft Latino: Tito Puente; Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the major benefits of the current vinyl renaissance is the availability of albums long forgotten, but in vital need of renewed attention. Concord Record's Craft imprimatur has been at the forefront in terms of releases that benefit from excellent sound and quality control. Especially fortuitous have been the reissues from the Latin music holdings ...
Holiday Releases From Kait Dunton, Judith Owen, Staci Griesbach, Liz Kennedy, Caity Gyorgy, Lizzie Thomas and Laila Biali
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Christmas Eve with women driven holiday releases from Kait Dunton, Judith Owen, Staci Griesbach, Liz Kennedy, Caity Gyorgy, Lizzie Thomas and Laila Biali plus birthday shoutouts to Sue Maskaleris, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke ...
Lage Lund: Idlewild
by C. Andrew Hovan
An open and revealing format for any artist, the jazz trio offers rewards on many levels. Left in veracious hands, there is a spacious pocket that can be filled by any number of rhythmic and harmonic ideas, not to mention a freedom in melodic phrases which don't have to be constrained by strict chordal structures. On ...
Holiday releases By Jae Sinnett, George Burton, Gregory Porter, Nicky Schrire, Aubrey Logan Plus A Celebration of Bob Dorough's Centennial
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new music from Sarah L. King, with holiday releases from Jae Sinnett, George Burton, Gregory Porter, Nicky Schrire, Aubrey Logan, plus birthday shoutouts to Beegie Adair, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, with a special nod to Jazz Master Bob Dorough for his centennial. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by ...
C. Andrew Hovan's Best Albums of 2023
by C. Andrew Hovan
Even as it seems the media has yet again touted music this year that seems to stray from the tradition, there's still a wealth of artists issuing viable music that looks ahead while also respecting jazz's deep legacy. Furthermore, the vinyl renaissance continues to bring us troves of unearthed gems along with old favorites dressed in ...
Laufey To Headline At Rochester International Jazz Festival June 26
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the world's leading jazz festivals, is proud to present Laufey, at the Festival's nine-day 21st Edition on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time only at rochesterjazz.com or by phone at (585) ...
New Releases Plus Holiday Music, Birthday Shoutouts, Grammy Nominees & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast begins the holidays with music of the season from John Paul McGee and Hendrik Meurkens new releases from Karen Hammack, The Airmen of Note, Russ Lorenson and Margot Sergent, more nods to Grammy nominees plus birthday shoutouts to Judy Carmichael, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Ethel Ennis, Sylvia Syms, Melissa Aldana, June Christy, Maria Schneider and ...
Single Review: Jazz Singer Alexia Gardner Offers One Of The Best Interpretations Of ‘Stand By Me’ We’ve Heard In A Long Time
The British Jamaican singer is in fine form on her new album, Feeling the Love, Songs of My Mother, Songs of My Father. She pulls out all the stops and delivers inspired interpretations of songs throughout music history. Acclaimed singer Alexia Gardner and band featuring Hyuna Park on piano, Martin Pizzarelli on bass, George Gray on ...
The Dezron Douglas Quartet In A Holiday Mood At Miller Theatre
by Paul Reynolds
The Dezron Douglas Quartet Miller TheatreIn a Holiday Mood New York, NYDecember 2, 2023 Holiday-season jazz concerts too often lean on the same old formula. Some swinging arrangements of hoary hymns, perhaps a dip into the Vince Guaraldi Trio Charlie Brown Christmas, and the near-inevitable inclusion of “The Christmas ...
