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Article: Album Review

Kosi: Pictures of Us

Read "Pictures of Us" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
August 12, 2014

“Wild is the Wind" opens with a graceful flugelhorn solo by Angeleisha “Trumpetess" Rodgers, a welcome change of tack for a vocal-based album with the singularly-named Kosi only entering three minutes into the number. “I Already Know" continues the slow ballad tempo of the opener, but with the added benefit of a magnetic hook ...

Article: Album Review

Tony Kadleck Big Band: Around The Horn

Read "Around The Horn" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
August 12, 2014

In assessing baseball talent, the scouts' description “five-tool talent" describes a hitter who can do it all--run, field, hit for average, hit with power and throw. When a musician such as Tony Kadleck steps into the recording batter's box as leader and with work presented such as Around the Horn, the description not only fits like ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Simon Phillips: Protocol II

by Ben Scholz
August 12, 2014

It has been 14 years since the release of Vantage Point, Simon Phillips' last project as a leader, and nearly 26 years since his debut album Protocol. In these years, Phillips has become a drummer to the stars, recording and performing with the likes of Jeff Beck, The Who, and Judas Priest. In '92, following the ...

Article: Album Review

David Strother: Azul

by Florence Wetzel
August 12, 2014

Azul is an aural meditation by electric violinist David Strother that covers a wide swathe of emotions and delves fearlessly into the human condition. The word azul means “blue" in Spanish, and indeed the songs explore many shades of this emotional color. The blues also refer to loss: during the editing and mixing phases of the ...

News: Recording

Lissy Walker Returns With "Wonderland" Another Sublime Collection Of Classic, Soulful Folk/Jazz September 23

August 12, 2014

Lissy Walker is a jazz singer, but she brings her own unique spin to the music by adding elements drawn from the worlds of folk, country, and 70s acoustic pop. Walker's burnished vocals and her virtuosic band slip effortlessly between genres to create their own soulfully sweet sound–dreamy and bittersweet, heartfelt and swinging–on her stunning new ...

News: Recording

Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend George Benson's Breezin On Multichannel 5.1 Surround Sound Hybrid SACD

August 12, 2014

Camarillo, CA - Jazz fans worldwide are buzzing with excitement over the release of Breezin' by legendary jazz singer and guitarist George Benson on Multichannel 5.1-Surround Sound Hybrid SACD from Marshall Blonstien's Audio Fidelity. George Benson's Breezin' is the best- selling jazz album of all time. It is a true virtuoso performance: a four-time Grammy nominee ...

News: Recording

A Constellation Of Friends Helps Keyboardist Patrick Bradley Get Heard

August 12, 2014

“Can You Hear Me,” due September 23, features guest stars Dave Koz, Rick Braun and Eric Marienthal on the contemporary jazz fusion set produced by Jeff Lorber. Aliso Viejo, CA: To bolster his effort to be heard above the incessant din cluttering our world, keyboardist Patrick Bradley called upon a few high-profile friends on his third ...

News: Recording

Mark Guiliana Launches New Label - Beat Music Productions With The Release Of Two Innovative, Conceptual Albums

August 12, 2014

My Life Starts Now and Beat Music: The Los Angeles Improvisations Available on September 2, 2014 Label Launch Events/CD Release Celebrations: August 28th & 29th @ The Blue Whale BEAT MUSIC: The Los Angeles Improvisations Featuring Mark Guiliana, Tim Lefebvre, Jeff Babko & Troy Zeigler September 8th @ The Blue ...

News: Performance / Tour

NC Musician/Composer Marc Hoffman's Weekend Performances

August 12, 2014

Marc Hoffman Performs This Weekend Friday, August 15th, composer, singer and pianist Marc Hoffman begins a mini-tour at Summer Night Out, hosted by Downtown Salisbury Inc., in Downtown Salisbury from 6-9pm.  He will be performing with his trio including drummer Brian Sullivan and bassist Terry Peoples. They will play original jazz composed by Hoffman and other ...

News: Recording

"Inspiration," New CD By Trombonist/Composer Jason Jackson, Due October 14

August 12, 2014

With the release of Inspiration, the second CD to appear under his name and first new one in 13 years, Jason Jackson emerges as a jazz master whose gifts as a composer and arranger match his virtuosity as a trombonist. His inspired combination of horns, strings, and rhythm is quite unlike anything else being recorded these ...