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Ari Erev: A Handful of Changes

Read "A Handful of Changes" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 6, 2012

On his previous recording, About Time (CDBABY, 2008), Israeli pianist Ari Erev led a jazz piano trio in a blend of standards featuring the music of Bill Evans. In continuing his exploration of jazz, Erev engineers A Handful of Changes, affirming what he once stated: “My music has evolved during the past few years." With this ...

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Mary Jenson: Beyond

Read "Beyond" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
May 4, 2012

Vocalist Mary Jenson follows her well-received 2009 recording Close Your Eyes (Self Produced) with an homage to the dream state with Beyond. Coming from a large military family that never stayed put for long, Jenson developed a gypsy's soul and a musical taste for the world rhythmic and cosmopolitan. Her song selection is novel, including compositions ...

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Lisa Marie Baratta: Summertime Jazz

Read "Summertime Jazz" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 4, 2012

Born in Ancon, Panama, Lisa Marie Baratta came from a naval family, growing up in many places but finding music to be that certain constant, no matter where she traveled to next. Attracted to the woodwinds at an early age, Baratta also gravitated to alto and soprano saxophones, but became equally comfortable on flute. She plays ...

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Alan Rosenthal: Just Sayin'

Read "Just Sayin'" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 3, 2012

There is an over abundance of piano trio albums in the annals of jazz, so recording one that stands head and shoulders above the rest is a challenge in and of itself. Alan Rosenthal and his colleagues, however, have met the challenge effortlessly, resulting in the stimulating Just Sayin'. Though classically trained, Rosenthal ...

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Mr. Upright

April 29, 2012

Album: Send a Little Love
By Roger Chong
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 04:26

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Josh Maxey: The Language of Sound and Spirit

by Dave Sumner
April 28, 2012

Josh MaxeyThe Language of Sound and SpiritSelf Produced2012Sometimes it's all about setting the tone.If done right, if the musician finds a way to indelibly stamp the album's vision in those brief opening moments, no matter what comes after, those notes are imprinted on the listener's ears. ...

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Less Magnetic: Tricknology

Read "Tricknology" reviewed by Daniel Lehner

by Daniel Lehner
April 27, 2012

By now, making a jazz fusion record is like making a genre homage film: without in-depth knowledge of the medium's history, a strong original intention and talented people involved, it's going to come off derivative and what's worse, extraordinarily cheesy. Fortunately, Less Magnetic, who can say they sport members from multiple backgrounds like metal and Middle ...

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New Horizon

April 27, 2012

Album: Lviv Sessions
By Tanya Balakyrska
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 06:12

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Jazz Punks: Smashups

Read "Smashups" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
April 24, 2012

The conceit of the Los Angeleno Jazz Punks' debut is an appealing one: creative arrangements combining ("mashing up") really well-known jazz tunes ("Take The 'A' Train," “A Night In Tunisia," “Take Five") with really well known rock 'n' roll tunes ("Foxy Lady," “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?," “Misty Mountain Hop"). The jazz is mostly ...