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Georgi Petrov: Lost Originals

Read "Lost Originals" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
March 30, 2014

Georgi Petrov, a guitarist from Bulgaria, has been resident in the US for eight years, the last two in New Orleans. His debut album, he says, “reflects a personal struggle with creating my own music and at the same time being sincere with myself. Artists come under great pressure to fit a certain ...

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Tyler Blanton: Gotham

Read "Gotham" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 29, 2014

New York City is the Mecca for musicians, jazz and otherwise. Tributes to the metropolis meet with varying degrees of success. Guitarist/vocalist Lou Reed captured the mood and tone of the big city with his finest recorded outing, New York (Sire Records, 1989). Saxophonist Bob Belden, via his quintet called “Animation," gave the town a menacing ...

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Jakob Buchanan Quartet: Some People & Some Places

Read "Some People & Some Places" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
March 29, 2014

Music is invisible. Notes can't be seen as they flow from the instrument and into the ether and yet, as intangible as music is, it is also able to create portraits that embody some of the elusiveness of the past. Danish trumpeter Jakob Buchanan possesses the unique quality of being able to transfer ...

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Trio HSK: Trio HSK

Read "Trio HSK" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 28, 2014

With just three tunes and 25 minutes running time, the self-titled debut recording from Trio HSK can never be accused of over-burdening the listener with the sheer quantity of its musical outpourings. Quality, however, is present in abundance. The trio, based in Edinburgh, features the relatively unusual lineup of Richard Harrold's piano, David Series' ...

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Penumbra Ensemble: Penumbra Ensemble

Read "Penumbra Ensemble" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
March 28, 2014

Penumbra Ensemble is the project of Swedish guitarist Henrik Olsson, who is based in Copenhagen. The ensemble's self-titled debut enlists noteworthy young Danish jazz musicians, including drummer Mads Forsby and saxophonist Lars Greve from Girls In Airports. The project is carried by Olsson's original concept where musical voices are twisted and turned. There ...

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Ixora

March 28, 2014

Album: Evoke Ensemble-Groove for Peace
By Tim Paul Weiner
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 05:43

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Kinetic

March 26, 2014

Album: Kinesis EP
By Jamie Alexander Smith
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 03:27

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WAM, BAM, ty MAAM

March 25, 2014

Album: Scenes From A Dream
By Billy Buss
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 06:50

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Nicky Schrire: To The Spring

Read "To The Spring" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 24, 2014

It's brief--barely 30 minutes long--and released only in digital form, but To The Spring packs plenty into its allotted time span. This is the third release from singer and songwriter Nicky Schrire. It's another excellent release, her voice framed by the sparse but sympathetic piano and bass of Fabian Almazan and Desmond White. Schrire's ...

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Greg Nathan: I'll Think Of Something

Read "I'll Think Of Something" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
March 24, 2014

Bassist/vocalist Greg Nathan makes it perfectly clear that he would like the liner notes of I'll Think of Something to be read before listening to the disc. He wants to lay the groundwork for an intimate and proper homage to his late father, composer Charles Nathan. Joining Nathan is guitarist Mike Denny for a recital of ...