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Kitt Lyles: Real Talk

Read "Real Talk" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 23, 2016

An active performer and educator in the Chicago jazz community, young bassist Kitt Lyles is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Jazz Studies and has performed in venues throughout North America, Latin America and Asia. A sideman on various other recordings, Lyles introduces his debut recording as leader on Real Talk presenting eight ...

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Kitt Lyles: Real Talk

Read "Real Talk" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
May 20, 2016

For his debut recording bassist/composer Kitt Lyles draws on his love for the jazz tradition, as well as southern folk and blues. A South Carolina native now residing in Chicago, he leads a working sextet (with one additional player on two tracks) through a varied program of originals. The title tune is built on a vamp, ...

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Kitt Lyles: Real Talk

Read "Real Talk" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
January 25, 2016

Real Talk is the debut album for young South Carolina-bred bassist Kitt Lyles who earned a degree in Jazz Studies from Northwestern University in 2013. As all the compositions are Lyles,' its success rests as much on his skills as a writer as his serving as a beacon for the sextet's able rhythm section. How does ...

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Martha

By Roy McGrath

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Night and Day; Maybe Please Don’t Lie; Spirit of the Living God; Martha; Patty Cakes; Sileray; Rue Nov. 7; Kintsugi.

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Roy McGrath Quartet: Martha

by James Nadal
January 10, 2015

In music as well as life, to succeed one must often take chances, jazz is undoubtedly filled with risk takers which were essential in determining this music. The saxophone for Roy McGrath has taken him on a remarkable journey since leaving his home in Puerto Rico to seek his musical passion. It wound through many years ...