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David Broza: En Casa Limon

Read "En Casa Limon" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
November 22, 2020

If any instrument captures the spirit of Spain, it is the guitar. Performers such as Tomatito and Paco De Lucia have helped bring flamenco guitar to a global audience, and both have recorded albums at the Casa Limón Studios in Madrid. This studio has a certain mystique about it, and is where David Broza recorded En ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Randy Brecker: Fusion Pioneer Still Blazing The Trails

by Jim Worsley
November 21, 2020

One of the greatest musicians of the past half century, Randy Brecker, continues to impress with his compositions, his playing, and his endurance. The famed trumpeter has released no less than eight records over the past couple of years! They are all unique on to themselves with only Brecker's familiar and sweet sound in common. That ...

News: Recording

The Ed Palermo Big Band  Flaunts the Union Jack with The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. 3: Run for Your Life

October 28, 2020

While pundits and experts debate whether the United States of America has entered an age of decline as a world power, New York saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and inveterate troublemaker Ed Palermo makes an incontrovertible case for un-American ascendance. With The Great Un-American Songbook Volume 3: Run for your Life, slated for release on guitarist/vocalist Bruce ...

Article: Profile

20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Rick Mandyck

by Paul Rauch
October 14, 2020

The city of Seattle has a jazz history that dates back to the very beginnings of the form. It was home to the first integrated club scene in America on Jackson St in the 1920's and 1930's. It saw a young Ray Charles arrive as a teenager to escape the nightmare of Jim Crow in the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michael Moore, Django Bates, Lucia Cadotsch, Benjamin Koppel & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 10, 2020

Django Bates celebrated his 60th birthday and 40th anniversary as a musician while marking Bird's centennial with adventurous and witty arrangements for the Norrbotten Big Band. That gives us a cue to look into more Scandinavian and large-ensemble music, following the adventures of Bates' bassist Petter Eldh, as part of the much awaited return of Lucia ...

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20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Thomas Marriott

by Paul Rauch
September 30, 2020

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20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Marina Albero

by Paul Rauch
September 16, 2020

The city of Seattle has a jazz history that dates back to the very beginnings of the form. It was home to the first integrated club scene in America on Jackson St in the 1920's and 30's. It saw a young Ray Charles arrive as a teenager to escape the nightmare of Jim Crow in the ...

Article: SoCal Jazz

Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal: Aces

by Jim Worsley
September 8, 2020

Randy Brecker certainly needs no introduction. Neither does Eric Marienthal. But the fact that they have joined forces on a new record is something to talk about. That's exactly what we did, and then some. We went deep into the record, when we weren't busy having a laugh or two. Then there were memories of Michael ...

Article: Album Review

Lisa Maxwell's Jazz Orchestra: Shiny!

by Jack Bowers
September 6, 2020

Lisa Maxwell, whose album Shiny! marks the recorded debut of her New York City-based Jazz Orchestra, is a pretty good composer and a very good arranger, even though several of her charts lean toward funk / rock, admittedly an acquired taste. Once she veers away from those two-beat cadences, as on “Ludie," “The Craw," “Hello, Wayne?" ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lisa Hilton, Randy Brecker, Dexter Gordon and More

by Joe Dimino
September 6, 2020

This week we open with Malibu-based jazz Pianist Lisa Hilton and end with London-based jazz fusion guitarist Jules Hay. In between, we hear some quality work from Christian McBride, Felipe Salles, Dave Glasser and many more. Enjoy the show, my friends. Playlist Lisa Hilton “Waltz from Nowhere" Chalkboard Destiny (Ruby Slippers) 00:00 Host talks ...