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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Conversation with Douye

Read "A Conversation with Douye" reviewed by Lorens Chuno


Douye is a seasoned singer whose soulful and delicate approach to jazz vocal has captured the interest of many in the last year. Her chart topping album Daddy Said So features top notch jazz musicians including: Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Benito Gonzalez, Essiet Essiet Okon, Curry Rawls, Zem Audu, Joel Scott, Clayton Cameron, Edwin Livingston, Kiyoshi ...

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Article: SoCal Jazz

Simon Phillips Protocol at Catalina Jazz Club

Read "Simon Phillips Protocol at Catalina Jazz Club" reviewed by Jim Worsley


Simon Phillips Protocol Catalina Jazz Club Hollywood, CA February 6, 2018 Early on, the very engaged crowd at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood knew we were in for a treat. Perhaps it was enough that drummer Simon Phillips and his quartet Protocol were ready to take the ...

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Qitara

Label: My Sonic Temple
Released: 2017
Track listing: The Doer #1; Upness #2; Seconds #3; Sister Six #4; Soliloquist #5; Moonlight Mesa #6; Red And Orange #7; Faces In Reflection #8; Hot Sands #9; The White City #10; Agni Rahasya #11.

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News: Recording

From Jazz Noir to Technicolor, Jazz Vocalist Sylvia Brooks Reveals a Vivid Array of New Emotional Hues on her Gorgeous Third Album, "The Arrangement"

From Jazz Noir to Technicolor, Jazz Vocalist Sylvia Brooks Reveals a Vivid Array of New Emotional Hues on her Gorgeous Third Album, "The Arrangement"

With her first two critically acclaimed albums, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks introduced a sensuous jazz-noir sound redolent of femme fatales and tough guys, crooked deals and deep-shadowed urban nightscapes. But no great artist wants to be typecast, and with her third album, The Arrangement, she steps out of the mist and fog into the sunlight, where ...

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Article: Album Review

Sylvia Brooks: The Arrangement

Read "The Arrangement" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Vocalist Sylvia Brooks likes to provide her music a noir patina, that smoky and dark evening tone preferred by the likes of the fictional hard men: Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Jeff Markham. On her third recording, The Arrangement, this patina is given a high buff shine into something more contemporary, without losing any of the ...

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Article: Album Review

Kristin Korb: Beyond The Moon

Read "Beyond The Moon" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While Johnny Mercer's place in history has been acknowledged time and again, album-length tributes to the legendary lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, and Capitol Records founder aren't as common as you might think. Yes, there are gems in that category (and/or compilations) from vocal icons like Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney; oddities that fit ...

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Article: Album Review

Brian Bromberg: Brian Bromberg

Read "Brian Bromberg" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Talk about backstory! There are multiple backstories going on with bass virtuoso Brian Bromberg's Full Circle. The first actually involves Bromberg's back. Full Circle marks Bromberg's return to recording and full-on playing since suffering a debilitating spinal injury several years ago. Always a chops-meister, Bromberg truly projects the sheer joy of music-making throughout. Cutting loose seems ...

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Lado B Brazilian Project

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Lavadeira do Rio and Maracatu; Garota de Ipanema; Cavalo Marinho; Contrato de Separação; Chovendo Na Roseira; Estrela Azul; O Canto da Ema; Encontros e Despedidas; Lamentos; Quase Frevo; Fotografia

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Eddie Reyes

Read "Take Five with Eddie Reyes" reviewed by Eddie Reyes


Meet Eddie Reyes: Eddie Reyes has evolved a unique and personal style on the guitar. Although for much of his playing career he has focused on electric jazz guitar, he now turns mostly to the acoustic. He has evolved his style from, first, a fascination with Brazilian Jazz to his present passion, Flamenco. In the ...

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News: Event

Kristin Korb, International Jazz Bassist/vocalist, Returns To Southern California To Perform At Descanso Gardens On August 15th

Kristin Korb, International Jazz Bassist/vocalist, Returns To Southern California To Perform At Descanso Gardens On August 15th

Kristin Korb, International jazz bassist/vocalist, returns to Southern California to perform at Descanso Gardens on August 15th at 6:00pm. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the Kristin Korb trio featuring Aaron Serfaty on drums and Otmaro Ruiz on piano. The Descanso Gardens summer Music on the Main series presents rare live music From some of ...


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