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Doug MacDonald: Serenade to Highland Park

Read "Serenade to Highland Park" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
May 5, 2022

According to Kirk Silsbee, noted jazz writer and student of the LA jazz scene, Highland Park is “mainly Latino, though working-class art types live there and have their studios there. And it's at the foot of Mt Washington, a place for arty affluence." Well, if Highland Park is the new trendy place to be, ...

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New Roots

July 9, 2022

Album: New Roots
By Nick Adema
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Duration: 06:54

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3x3: Piano Trios: April 2022

by Geno Thackara
May 3, 2022

Okay, we're technically cheating here since this first one is a duo, but there's a full enough sound that you probably wouldn't know it. As is so often the case with piano groups, there's no end to the variety. Glass Museum Reflet Self produced 2022 Glass Museum isn't ...

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Juanita Euka: Mabanzo

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by Geannine Reid
May 3, 2022

Juanita Euka is a Congolese vocalist, raised in Buenos Aires, who has recently immersed herself in London's vibrant world music scene. Euka's influences range from soukous, son, and soul to hip hop and jazz. She has fronted top UK Afro-Latin bands, London Afrobeat Collective, Animanz, and Wara, and is also the niece of Congolese rumba legend ...

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Oh Oh Ee Oh (Down the Road I Go)

May 2, 2022

Album: Oh Oh Ee Oh (Down the Road I Go)
By Alex Bird
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Duration: 05:48

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Sven Anderson: Doc's Holiday

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by Jack Bowers
April 29, 2022

Teachers are often unaware of the impact they have on students' lives and careers. That is clearly the case with pianist Sven Anderson's album, Doc's Holiday, whose title number is dedicated to Marvin (Doc) Holladay, one of Anderson's teachers many years ago at Michigan's Oakland University. Holladay, who has been on “holiday" in Ecuador with his ...

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Emily Francis Trio: Luma

by Chris May
April 28, 2022

Luma is the second album from Britain's Emily Francis, following 2015's Absent (Self Produced). Luma appears to have been ready to roll in 2020 and the delay has, presumably, been occasioned by you-know-what. The group's lineup has changed since the debut album, with new drummer Jamie Murray joining keyboard player Francis and bassist Trevor Boxall.

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Recent Vocal Releases

by Jerome Wilson
April 27, 2022

Here are five recent releases by vocalists who each have their own unique spin on jazz singing. Liz Terrell It's All Right With Me Westmont 2022 Liz Terrell's musical path has led her into the worlds of cabaret, musical theatre and gospel. This is her first recording ...

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The Art of the (Guitar) Trio

by Geno Thackara
April 26, 2022

One simple format truly can allow for endless possibilities. For yet another exhibit, here are half a dozen that could hardly be more different from each other. Orion Tango The In Between 1k Recordings 2022 If Orion Tango was adventurous and loud in the Before Times (and they ...