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Colors

Label: L & H Production
Released: 2019
Track listing: White: Pink: Orange; Green: Violet; Indigo; Blue; Red; Brown; Bordeaux; Yellow; Aquamarine; Grey; Black.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Moon's Up, Night's Up - Taking the Town By Surprise

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 2, 2019

The annual celebratory broadcast for Joni Mitchell included an assortment of her songs by various jazz artists, plus new releases from Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Norah Jones, saxophonist T.K. Blue, singer/poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein), and vibraphone artist Lolly Allen; also more birthday shout outs to Chris Conner, Betty Bryant (going strong at ...

News: Recording

Yelena Eckemoff Presents An Exploration Of The Nighttime Animal Kingdom On "Nocturnal Animals," Set For January 24 Release By Her L&H Production Label

October 30, 2019

Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff adds another link to her chain of thoughtful concept albums with Nocturnal Animals, which her own L&H Production imprint will release on January 24. True to its title, the double album features 14 musical impressions of the creatures that rule the night. The pieces are brought to life by a quartet that places ...

Article: Live Review

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2019

by John Kelman
July 5, 2019

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Various Venues Montréal, Canada June 27 -July 1, 2019 Forty years. Not a lifetime, perhaps, but a remarkably long time for any festival to not only continue to exist but, despite increasing challenges, to thrive. An even greater achievement when it's the Festival International de ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Celebrating Sarah Vaughan And A New Betty Carter Recording

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 27, 2019

The final Sunday of Womens History Month includes new releases from Bob Dorough, Gabrielle Stravelli, Patricia Barber plus a first listen to Betty Carter's first posthumous recording of a live 1992 concert in the early days of Jazz at Lincoln Center, with birthday shout outs to legendary vocalists Sarah Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, Astrud Gilberto, and Pearl ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jason Palmer, Charlie Rouse, Bennie Moten & More

by Joe Dimino
April 22, 2019

This week we start with the well-established and talented Russian-born jazz pianist Yelena Eckemoff and from there we continue to delve into new jazz releases with Jason Palmer and Native Soul. We profile the talented saxophonist Benjamin Boone with work off his CD The Poetry of Jazz Volume 2 featuring the late great poet Phillip Levine. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Wild Is Love - Celebrating Nat King Cole's Centennial

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 7, 2019

We take a brief detour in the middle of Women's History Month to celebrate the centennial of Nat King" Cole in the second hour and play some of the songs he was famous for. The show also includes new releases from guitarist/vocalists Camila Meza, John Pizzarelli, and trumpeter Samantha Boshnack with more birthday shout outs to ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Wild Women Don't Get the Blues - Happy birthday to Ida Cox

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 30, 2019

This broadcast on the first Sunday of Women's History Month included new releases from Jenna Mammina, Lioness and Claudia Acuna with birthday shout outs to Ida Cox, baritone saxophonist Claire Daly, vocalists Roseanna Vitro, Sara Gazarek, Sara Serpa, and pianist Kirk Nurock among others, plus a sampling of who's playing around town and tributes to Andre ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Movie Songs and Remembering Ethel Ennis

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 21, 2019

The final day of station fundraising also included new releases from Mariel Austin, Emmet Cohen, Yelena Eckemoff and The Becoming Quintet with birthday shout outs to Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Warren Vache, Michel Legrand and Patti Wicks among others. Also women-penned movie songs to honor Oscar Night and remembering Ethel Ennis. Playlist Hal Schaefer ...

Article: Album Review

Yelena Eckemoff/Manu Katché: Colors

by Mark Sullivan
March 21, 2019

Pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff has produced a varied discography. But since her piano trio album Lions (L&H Production, 2015) she has tended towards larger ensembles. Leaving Everything Behind (L&H, 2016) and Desert (L&H, 2018) were both quartets; Blooming Tall Phlox (L&H, 2017) and In the Shadow of a Cloud (L&H, 2017) were quintets; and Better Than Gold ...