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Janis Siegel: A Thousand Beautiful Things
by Woodrow Wilkins
Janis Siegel is amazing. One of the principal voices behind The Manhattan Transfer from the start, she's also an accomplished solo artist. And the fascinating thing is, you never really know what she's going to do next. Enter A Thousand Beautiful Things. The title may be misleading, because each note counts from the first track to ...
Steve Khan: The Green Field
by Woodrow Wilkins
Fusion, pop, jazz, rock, straight ahead. It doesn't seem to matter where the music goes. Steve Khan's been there, quite often traveling with some heavy hitters. Bob James, Maynard Ferguson, Steely Dan, Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and the Brecker Brothers are just a few of the powerhouses with whom Khan has recorded or toured ...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Long Walk to Freedom
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's fitting that the third track of Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Long Walk to Freedom was co-written by Joseph Shabala, the group's lead singer, founder and musical director, and American pop star Paul Simon. About twenty years ago, Simon introduced this South African group to the pop world on Graceland. With Emmylou Harris providing a Simon-like lead ...
Chambers / Berlin / Fiuczynski / Lavitz: Boston T Party
by Woodrow Wilkins
If quirky titles and wacky cover art were award categories, the foursome of Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, Dave Fiuczynski and T Lavitz would score major honors with their new release, Boston T Party. However, those are just attention getters. The real prize is the music--quirky, wild, and most of all, fun. Some of the more interesting ...
Michael Buble: Caught in the Act
by Woodrow Wilkins
Michael Bublé has become somewhat of a one-man army, one of the few jazz artists from the Reprise label to have widespread exposure. This young vocalist gained lots of momentum and popularity with his 2004 release, Come Fly With Me. In addition to national television exposure, he's been featured in ads for Starbucks. Bublé stays on ...
Spyro Gyra: Wrapped in a Dream
by Woodrow Wilkins
When people say “one-hit wonder, the last thing that comes to mind is an act that's been around for three decades, recorded some 25 albums (not counting compilations), and has legions of fans worldwide. Yet, that's what Spyro Gyra is--the wonder being that one of contemporary jazz's most popular acts has only one hit song: “Morning ...
Tierney Sutton: I'm With the Band
by Woodrow Wilkins
Sometimes it's easy to forget the human voice is also an instrument. Tierney Sutton is here to remind us of the fact. Her first live recording and fifth overall, I'm With the Band, recorded on consecutive nights in spring of 2005 at Birdland in New York City, captures this Grammy-nominated singer at her best.
Soweto Gospel Choir: Blessed
by Woodrow Wilkins
In the spirited tradition of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, these young singers and musicians are spreading their love of God and life from their South African base and sharing it with people around the world. The Soweto Gospel Choir began a two-and-a-half-month/44-city US tour immediately after the January 24 release of Blessed, the group's second recording.
Woody Witt Quintet with Randy Brecker: Square Peg, Round Hole
by Woodrow Wilkins
At a time when a lot of new music sounds prefabricated, particularly pop and R&B, it's easy to understand why some people believe that artists are just going through the motions and not putting any feeling into them. However, anyone who feels that way about jazz hasn't heard the Woody Witt Quintet. The no-frills approach of ...
Richard Elliott: Metro Blue
by Woodrow Wilkins
Richard Elliott, 45, was born in Scotland and moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was a child. In his early career, he toured with Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters. He spent time with a fusion band, Kittyhawk, followed by recording sessions with Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and the Temptations. After spending ...
