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Sandy Dennison: Jazzed!
by Michael P. Gladstone
File under: Supperclub Jazz. Very reminiscent of an age in which Lena Horne made regular appearances at the Waldorf Astoria in the 1950s and Lainie Kazan played the Oak Room during the 1960s, Portland, Oregon-based vocalist Sandy Dennison even opens her album with a typical flag-waver from those days which, in this case, is the Bricusse/Newley ...
Dick de Graaf Quartet: Moving Target
by Michael P. Gladstone
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Dick de Graff has built an impressive catalogue of 120 original songs over the years and has been a well-known fixture on the European scene for decades. De Graaf, originally from The Netherlands, is now Rotterdam-based. His recordings consist of over a dozen albums as leader or co-leader. Although he has a ...
Boo Boo's Birthday
Album: Monk Abstractions
By Sam Newsome
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Duration: 3:47
Petit Fluer
Album: When the Lights Are Low
By Nick Paul
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 6:04
Morrie Louden: Time Piece
by Michael P. Gladstone
Bassist and composer Morrie Louden makes his album debut with Time Piece, a most impressive collection of all originals. Louden's musical colleagues are a much admired ensemble, including saxophonists Bob Sheppard and Seamus Blake, trumpeter Alex Sipigian, pianist Edward Simon, drummer Adam Nussbaum, guitarist Lionel Leouke and vocalist Gretchen Parlato. Louden is a Californian ...
Masha Campagne: Caminhos Cruzados = Crossroads
by Dan McClenaghan
Almost all jazz artists have an interesting back story, and vocalist Masha Campagne is no exception. Originally from Russia, she began her formal musical education in the classical European tradition with studies in cello and piano at Moscow's Gnessin State Musical College. She was introduced to American jazz via her grandfather's record collection that included albums ...
Sonny LaRosa and the World's Youngest Jazz Band: 28th Anniversary
by Jack Bowers
Nearly thirty years ago, trumpeter Sonny LaRosa, a transplanted New Yorker living in Florida, decided to use some of his spare time to do something productive. Gathering around him a handful of young wannabe musicians, the former professional trumpeter established America's Youngest Jazz Band, which has been growing in size and talent ever since. The band, ...
Robert Silverman Quintet and Trio: Golden Heart
by Elliott Simon
Self-produced and composed by pianist Robert Silverman, Golden Heart is one of those gems which, for a variety of reasons, seems to only come about in the NYC area. It impresses as a love letter to all the artists, clubs and fans wherein and for whom this wonderful brand of swinging jazz continues to resonate. Silverman ...
Tangria Jazz Group: Mebane's Eleven
by Dan McClenaghan
"Little melodies come to me when I'm walking." So says drummer/percussionist/composer Sheryl Mebane, the leader of the San Francisco bay area-based Tangria Jazz Group. And that's probably as good a description of the mystery of the creative process as you'll hear.Mebane's vision, on Mebane's Eleven, focuses in on some of those unfailingly engaging melodies. ...
Darby Dizard: Down For You
by Michael P. Gladstone
A first listen to Darby Dizard's debut, Down For You, will give you a sense of accomplishment from this California vocalist who relocated to Portland, Oregon and then pursued her muse to write and sing by attending Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Dizard disarmingly presents her version of the Annie Ross lyric set ...
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