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Steven Kroon: El Mas Alla (Beyond)
by John Barron
Growing up in Queens, New York, percussionist Steven Kroon soaked up the sounds of the Latin, jazz and R&B music permeating his neighborhood. The influence of such a diverse musical environment helped shape his personalized style, catching the attention of big-name pop and jazz artists like Luther Vandross and Ron Carter. Along with being a first-call ...
As Human: Kilo
by John Barron
The Philadelphia-based ensemble As Human, billed as a power house collaborative, blends progressive rock-influenced guitar layering, syncopated drum grooves, upright bass and sensuous vocals to create sounds that defy categorization. Their debut, self-published release, Kilo is a collection of eleven tightly arranged, meter-shifting compositions fronted by vocalist/lyricist Ryat. Ryat unravels her light-as-air, personal narratives rather effortlessly ...
Kate Reid: Sentimental Mood
by Edward Blanco
Pianist and vocalist Kate Reid is the latest singer to present music from The Great American Songbook, covered by so many others over the years. Blessed with a rich alto voice and being a consummate pianist to boot, Reid puts her own unique spin to a selection of oft-heard standards. Sentimental Mood benefits from a fine ...
DD's Blues
Album: Raindrops
By Duane Andrews
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 4:26
Bad Touch: Like A Magic Kiss
by Budd Kopman
The thoroughly modern, mysterious, beautiful, and yet tough Like A Magic Kiss is the debut of Bad Touch; a collective made up of players who, though still young, have each established themselves as an original with a unique voice. Originally started by saxophonist Loren Stillman, organist Gary Versace, guitarist Nate Radley and drummer Ted Poor, the ...
Roberta Duchak: Intersections
by Michael P. Gladstone
The title of Intersection refers specifically to the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street in New York City. Singer Roberta Duchak has imagined and realized a concept album of songs from The Great White Way that works. If album's eleven tracks were considered as a set list in any cabaret setting, Intersections would surely be a ...
The Steve Elmer Trio: Fire Down Below
by Michael P. Gladstone
Fire Down Below, from The Steve Elmer Trio, evokes personal memories of being an undergraduate in the early 1960s at Hofstra College on Long Island, N.Y. (soon to be Hofstra University). Pianist Elmer was one of the “jazz guys on campus," entertaining the student body while working towards his B.S.Iit is quite evident that ...
The Steve Elmer Trio: Fire Down Below
by Woodrow Wilkins
From banging on desktops to banging the keys, Steve Elmer has come a long way. Once rejected as a drummer for a school jazz band, he kept at it, honing his craft through formal education and ultimately turning to the piano. Elmer and sidemen Shingo Okudaira and Hide Tanaka, began playing together just three ...
Orkestar Zirkonium: Orkestar Zirkonium
by Elliott Simon
Balkan brass bands are large aggregations with lots of brass, a tuba/drum/percussion backbeat (one of the most infectious things on earth) and hot soloing by trumpets, saxophones, clarinets and assorted other instruments. They have for some time been drawing large crowds in NYC nightspots such as the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn's Barbes and even boast their own ...
Mary Ann Hurst: Born Under A Wand'rin' Star
by Michael P. Gladstone
Born Under A Wand'rin' Star is jazz vocalist Mary Ann Hurst's third go-around and she remains a star waiting to be discovered. The constants that are evident in all her efforts are a quality presentation of the Great American Songbook and her always being surrounded by fine musicians.Hurst opens Born Under A Wand'rin' Star ...
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