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The Bill Harris Quintet: Inside-Out

Read "Inside-Out" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
March 29, 2012

Portland, Oregon saxophonist Bill Harris is an educator, sideman and member of organist Steve Hall Quintet when not leading his own band. Growing up listening to jazz masters Sonny Stitt, John Coltrane and Phil Woods among others, he began playing woodwinds while in second grade and has favored the alto and tenor saxophones ever since. Though ...

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Noel Catura: Soulful Situation

Read "Soulful Situation" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 29, 2012

San Francisco Bay Area saxophonist/flautist Noel Catura's debut, Soulful Situation, is about as smooth and soulful a debut as possible. Unlike some smooth jazz recordings--passionless, contrived, and delivered as easy listening jazz for the masses--Catura and crew withhold little in terms of expression and energy on this collection of eight original compositions. The ...

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Karavika: Sunrise

Read "Sunrise" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 28, 2012

What are the career choices for a classically trained musician? It's not sitting in an orchestra for violinist Trina Basu and cellist Amali Premawardhana. Instead, they chose the path of creating their own Indo-Western chamber ensemble, Karavika, to explore the sounds of Indian ragas and film songs, along with their original composition, “Sunrise," that blends two ...

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Song of the Day

Revolution

March 28, 2012

Album: Brothers Two Others
By Niclas Lindström
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 3:01

Song of the Day

Little F

March 27, 2012

Album: Live at The Club
By Bram Weijters
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 06:38

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Motian Sickness: The Music of Paul Motian: For the Love of Sarah

Read "For the Love of Sarah" reviewed by Dave Sumner

by Dave Sumner
March 26, 2012

There is an edge-of-sleep quality to the recently departed Paul Motian's drumming, and to much of the music he recorded. It's a dreaminess that reflects the spark of subconscious creativity even as the body sits at rest. For the Love of Sarah is a tribute to Motian's music, and from the opening moments it's like stepping ...

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Anna Borges and Bill Ward: Receita de Samba

Read "Receita de Samba" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
March 24, 2012

Boston area husband and wife team Anna Borges and Bill Ward are the creative force behind Receita de Samba, a collection of 11 classics by various Brazilian composers. Both sing on alternate tracks that mix samba and bossa nova with other regional variations. A percussion heavy band that also includes flutist Amir Milstein ...

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Various Artists: Wan Fambul / One Family

by James Nadal
March 22, 2012

Various ArtistsWan Fambul / One FamilyFambul Tok2012 Music has the power to heal if not on the physical form, then surely in the spiritual and psychological levels of human nature. At the other end of human activity are wars, which are evil, horrific and leave deep scars on ...

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Jacques Pellarin Quartet: Sup Dude

Read "Sup Dude" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 21, 2012

The world of Jacques Pellarin's music, especially on his Sup Dude, is brimming with the ecstasy of his ancient Bayan, that superb button accordion that swings and swerves as Pellarin coaxes the most extraordinary, absolutely joyful sounds out of it. His playing is reminiscent of both harmonicist Toots Thielmans and Hammond B3 organist Jimmy Smith at ...