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Charlotte Jazz Orchestra: Uptown Down

Read "Uptown Down" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
July 26, 2016

Uptown Down is the second album by the Charlotte (NC) Jazz Orchestra, a credibly proficient ensemble for a city that size. Unlike its earlier, in-house endeavor, this one is intended for public consumption; also unlike its sequestered debut, the CJO has chosen this time to intersperse its half-dozen instrumentals with vocals by Renee Ebalarosa. Is that ...

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Nick Fraser Quartet: Starer

Read "Starer" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 26, 2016

Canadian drummer Nick Fraser follows up his trio CD Too Many Continents (Clean Feed, 2015) featuring pianist Kris Davis and saxophonist Tony Malaby with this quartet date also featuring Malaby, consummated by cellist Andrew Downing and bassist Rob Clutton. Hence, the leader imparts an atypical vista, contoured by his scrappy or terse drumming, where structural song-forms ...

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Ancestral Voices Reworked

July 26, 2016

Album: Interpretations
By Peter Heckmann
Label: Rose Records and Publishing
Released: 2019
Duration: 03:12

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Jan Mulder and the Jazz Winds Chamber Jazz Ensemble: Soundscapes

by Jim Olin
July 25, 2016

It opens with crackling fire, a ferocious roar of Mother Nature. Against the cookie-cutter atmosphere of much contemporary jazz, “The Thunderstorm" is a startling anomaly; jazz songs don't usually open to bolts of electricity. But straying from the norm is at the heart of Soundscapes, the new album from Jan Mulder and the Jazz Winds Chamber ...

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The Room With a View

July 25, 2016

Album: Beat, Bass & Bone
By Jukka Haavisto - Löyly Syndicate
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 07:33

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Karavika: Of Earth And Sky

Read "Of Earth And Sky" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 23, 2016

Can't find a musical genre that fits the needs of your means of artistic expression? Then create your own. That's what Karavika did, with their gorgeous and provocative debut, Sunrise ( Self Produced, 2012). Call it raga/chamber/folk music if you will, a blend of multiple influences from multiple cultures, with a South Asian foundation in Sri ...

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Rainy Day Blues

July 23, 2016

Album: Blues Jam
By Adrienne Fenemor
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 4:38

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A Long Time Ago

July 22, 2016

Album: Joey Berkley's Bandits
By Joey Berkleys Bandits
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 6:27

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Isaiah B. Brunt: A Moment In Time

Read "A Moment In Time" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
July 21, 2016

The road has been a long one for journeyman Isaiah B. Brunt, a triple threat songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, who has his own brand of blues. Brunt was born in New Zealand, paid his dues in Australia, and found common ground in New Orleans. After extensive studio work Down Under, which resulted in an EP in ...