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Donna's Blues

March 13, 2014

Album: Topics of Conversation
By Tim Wolfe, Jr.
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 5:50

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World Around Me

March 12, 2014

Album: The Radiant Child
By Chevaughno Glaves
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 3:28

Article: Extended Analysis

Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Sincerely Yours

by Jack Bowers
March 11, 2014

The world-class Swiss Jazz Orchestra produced the 2-CD set Sincerely Yours to mark its tenth anniversary in 2013. As is the SJO's custom, the nineteen tracks were taped during a series of stellar concert performances spanning those years, showcasing the orchestra's excellence as a unit and its roster of impressive soloists performing compositions and arrangements by ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Suzi Stern: Romancing the Dark

by Geannine Reid
March 11, 2014

When a jazz singer is able to combine skills as a poet, composer, arranger and singer, what type of music is the result? Folk/Jazz/World; but of course! That is the underlying theme throughout Suzi Stern's CD, Romancing the Dark. The Austin based singer has a diverse history of collaborations, working with artist such as: Joe Henderson, ...

Article: Album Review

Elias Stemeseder / Devin Gray / Anna Webber: Jagged Spheres

Read "Jagged Spheres" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
March 10, 2014

The collective trio of Elias Stemeseder, Devin Gray, and Anna Webber ask you to separate the composed elements from the improvised on their debut release Jagged Spheres. The three soon-to-breakout players opt for a musical salmagundi here, filling their plates with minimalist improvisation, noisy thrashings, and organically grown interactions in this chamber jazz presentation.

Article: Album Review

Farthest South: Spheres & Constellations

Read "Spheres & Constellations" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
March 9, 2014

The Israeli psychedelic trio Farthest South focused on new sonic territories on its sophomore album, Spheres & Constellations, abandoning attempts to flirt with free jazz as they did on their debut Omens & Talismans,(2013), working with Israeli sax hero Albert Beger. On its new incarnation the band sounds completely different, still relying on exploratory, in-the- moment ...

Article: Album Review

Lili Añel: I Can See Bliss From Here

Read "I Can See Bliss From Here" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
March 9, 2014

With I Can See Bliss From Here, singer-songwriter Lili Añel presents a set of personal songs that deeply touch the listener's ear, mind and soul, and bring to mind the confessional yet universal genius of such songwriters as Tracy Chapman, Phoebe Snow and Roberta Flack--they really are that well-written. “These are the songs I want to ...

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Say What You Mean

March 8, 2014

Album: Say What You Mean
By Kevin Golden
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 4:40

Article: Extended Analysis

Ikarus: Through birds, through fire, but not through glass

by Geannine Reid
March 7, 2014

Film music without a film is the theme for the Swiss quintet calling themselves Ikarus. Their debut EP is entitled Through birds, through fire, but not through glass, named after Yves Tanguy's painting. In Tanguy's surreal otherworldly landscape, with an ultra- realistic depiction of the unreal by employing a deliberate, precise method of painting, the painter ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz: A View From Below

Read "A View From Below" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
March 7, 2014

New York City-based jazz musician Scott Feiner's fourth recording as a leader draws attention to his unique artistry as a pandeiro player, which is a hand drum he discovered during his first trip to Brazil in 1999. As an educator, he's spread the good word with presentations and workshops across the globe. Interestingly enough, Feiner's percussive ...