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Intrinsic Doubt Ft. Miguel Zenon and Robin Eubanks

October 5, 2014

Album: Multiplicity
By Terry Hsieh Collective
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 7:58

Article: Album Review

Peripheral Vision: Sheer Tyranny Of Will

Read "Sheer Tyranny Of Will" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 4, 2014

If titles are anything to go by, then Canadian quartet Peripheral Vision has a pretty pessimistic world view--if Sheer Tyranny Of Will isn't downbeat enough, “Robbed And Ridiculed," “The Ill Conceived Plan" and “Neurosis And Everyday Life" add further evidence to the pile. Maybe it's circumstantial though: tucked away in the track listing is one of ...

Article: Album Review

Michelle Lordi: Michelle Lordi Sings

Read "Michelle Lordi Sings" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer
October 3, 2014

Michelle Lordi sings in a way that is uncommon today: simple, straightforward, direct, and conveying the emotions in the way we all do: in our voice inflections. No gimmicks. This is a style that emerged in the swing and cool jazz eras, a strict adherence to the tune that virtually vanished as singers began to add ...

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Song 21

October 3, 2014

Album: Electric
By Greg Spero
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 5:59

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Oye vengo

October 2, 2014

Album: Reconocer
By Andrés Corredor
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 06:47

Article: Album Review

Adam Meckler Orchestra: When The Clouds Look Like This

Read "When The Clouds Look Like This" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
September 30, 2014

The image that adorns the cover of When The Clouds Look Like This--three weathered valves rising from the mist, a finger button inexplicably missing from the middle valve--is something of a mystery. Is it a riddle? A metaphor of some sort? Or is it simply an image that appealed to these musicians? Only those involved with ...

Article: Album Review

Cantus: A Harvest Home

Read "A Harvest Home" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
September 28, 2014

There are two major names on the block regarding male vocal ensembles: San Francisco's Chanticleer and Minneapolis' Cantus. The latter releases A Harvest Home, a collection of Autumn pastoral affairs celebrating the traditional season of Thanksgiving. This follows last year's release of Songs of a Czech: Dvorak and Janacek for Men's Voices (Cantus, 2013), a fine ...

Article: Album Review

Mark Meadows: Somethin’ Good

Read "Somethin’ Good" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
September 28, 2014

Mark Meadows is a multifaceted jazz pianist, composer and jazz educator. Besides regularly performing across the U.S, Meadows also teaches four courses as an adjunct instructor at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. During the 2014-2015 season, Meadows is appearing alongside world-renowned musicians such as: Warren Wolf, Cyrus Chestnut, Dontae Winslow, Kris ...

Article: Album Review

Lara Solnicki: Whose Shadow?

Read "Whose Shadow?" reviewed by Everett R. Davis

by Everett R. Davis
September 27, 2014

Canadian contemporary jazz vocalist, published poet and composer, Lara Solnicki originally intended a career in opera but turned to jazz in 2008 following a brief collaboration with a classical composer, in a conscious attempt to marry her two arts, music and poetry. She has emerged from the Canadian scene with a spellbinding voice and is highly ...

Article: Album Review

Miguel Angelo: Branco

by Ian Patterson
September 26, 2014

Portuguese bassist/composer Miguel Ângelo has been much in demand on the Porto jazz scene since graduating in Double Bass and Jazz from the School of Music and Performing Arts in 2008. His collaborations have been numerous and he has guested on five recordings since 2012. Branco, his debut as leader, showcases Ângelo's writing skills as much ...