Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno takes you back to the hip and funky days of CTI styled fusion on this upbeat session. He’s loaded with all stars Buster Williams/b, Billy Drummond/dr and Paul Bollenback/g as well as Clifford Carter/key, Cyro Babtista/perc and…
Month: June 2016
Real Vocal String Quartet: Slacker Ridge
Here’s a quartet that mixes traditional bluegrass and swing with modern harmonies. The Real Vocal String Quartet release this 6 song ep (which would have qualified for an album a generation back) with a mix of buoyant instrumentals and richly…
Chavo: Don’t Wake the Dead
The UK based band Chavo consists of Jimmy O’Brien/key-mand-voc, John Greswell/mand-voc, Garo Nahoulsakian/g, Stefan Melzak/dr and Andrew Mitchell/perc. Previously they had recorded music in Roman, Serbian or Greek, but this time they focus on the English language. Oh, you still…
Brothers Brown: Dusty Road
Here’s a band that takes you back to the laid back blues/country/rock sound of 70s Eric Clapton or Delaney and Bonnie. The Brothers Brown Band (gotta put my dentures back in after saying that one) consists of brothers Paul/g-voc, Brother…
BILL LAURANCE: WITH SNARKY AND AFTERSUN
LIKE “JUMBO SHRIMP” AND “ARMY INTELLIGENCE”, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OXYMORONS HAS TO BE “POPULAR JAZZ HIT.” WELL, THE BAND SNARKY PUPPY IS DEFYING THE ODDS BY HITTING THE AIRWAVES WITH MUSIC THAT IS BOTH POPULAR, SWINGING AND IMPROVISED.…
LEROY DOWNS & FRED SMITH: THE CREATIVE JAZZ CREATIVE
ONE OF THE AGE-OLD QUESTIONS FOR JAZZ ARTISTS HAS TO BE ‘HOW DO I GET MORE PEOPLE TO HEAR MY MUSIC?” BACK IN THE SWING ERA, JAZZ ATTRACTED MILLIONS OF DANCERS. LATER, MOVIES FEATURED STARS LIKE HARRY JAMES AND FRANK…