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Beaty Brothers Band: Beaty Brothers Band

Read "Beaty Brothers Band" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

Music, at its very core, is an expression of an artist's thoughts, feelings or experiences. That comes through in a big way with Beaty Brothers Band, featuring twins John and Joe Beaty. The pair emerged from a broken home and multiple parents who were addicted to drugs and, after some quality education, were able ...

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Jason Hainsworth Jazz Orchestra: Kaleidoscope

Read "Kaleidoscope" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Originally penned for a student big band, educator/saxophonist Jason Hainsworth, Director of Jazz Studies at Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, took his charts to New York, assembled a first-rate orchestra, added some special guests and recorded a compelling big band debut with the impressive Kaleidoscope. An attention-grabbing album for sure, Hainsworth's first effort includes original ...

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Shan Kenner Trio: Brooklyn Sketches

Read "Brooklyn Sketches" reviewed by Matthew Warnock

by Matthew Warnock

Brooklyn Sketches is a genre-bending, highly energetic album by New York-based guitarist Shan Kenner. Kenner's modern approach to improvising and his constant need to explore new realms of dissonance and rhythmic tension provide for some very interesting moments on the record. Not to be outdone, the rhythm section of Ryan Berg on bass and Rudy Royston ...

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Tal Wilkenfeld: Transformation

Read "Transformation" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Some artists emerge slowly, taking years to find their way to public attention; others leap seemingly instantaneously into the public eye. Australian-born, US-based bassist Tal Wilkenfeld has gone from sitting in with The Allman Brothers Band in 2006 to working with pianist Chick Corea and Jeff Beck, heard recently on the guitarist's Performing This Week...Live at ...

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Song of the Day

Waiting

Album: Streams
By Will Sellenraad
Label: Self Produced
Released: 1999
Duration: 7:40

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Oren Neiman: Frolic and Detour

Read "Frolic and Detour" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

Sometimes, the best way to renew tradition is to go back to it, which is exactly what Oren Neiman has done on Frolic and Detour, an album that finds the guitarist digging deep into his Israeli roots while still remaining true to the instrumental voice he established on First Of All (Self Published, 2007). Neiman still ...

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Dave Siebels: Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Read "Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

A thrilling collaboration between one of the finest jazz ensembles in the business and a keyboardist whose résumé extends beyond jazz, the self-titled Dave Siebels with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band is, quite frankly, one riveting session of big band music fronted by Siebels' commanding performance on the Hammond B3 organ. Not surprising, when the artistic ...

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Toru Dodo: Do You Like Cappuccino?

Read "Do You Like Cappuccino?" reviewed by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Listeners who look to a musician's collegiate trajectory for elucidation on his craft may find themselves at a loss, but Toru Dodo's biography gives us something to work with right away. Prior to studying at Berklee College of Music, Dodo attended Meiji University in Tokyo, where he got a degree in Economics. His intellectual preparation seems ...

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Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra: El Viaje

Read "El Viaje" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Bassist Pedro Giraudo has created an excellent program of tone poems that come alive through his 12-piece orchestra. Dedicated to his wife and infant daughter, most of the compositions relate his feelings on becoming a father and assuming new responsibilities. He explains in his liner notes that the event was a major turning point in his ...

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Song of the Day

Reach For It

Album: Awakening
By Randy Simon Jazz Project
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Duration: 5:17


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