THE LIFE OF A TENOR SAXIST IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, PARTICULARLY IN THIS TIME OF DRACONION LOCKDOWNS DUE TO THE COVID 19 DISEASE. THE FIRST CHALLENGE ANY SAX PLAYER HAS IS TO CARRY THE GIANT TORCH PASSED…
Month: May 2021
THIS IS A JAZZ SINGER 101…Gina Harris: Deep Love
Truth be told, I get an over-abundance of female jazz vocalist albums that want to be reviewed, and 90% of the time I listen and think “I’ve heard this a million times” and try to be gracious in writing something…
CHRIS POTTER: A SOLO TIDE AND “MUSCLE MEMORY”
IT MUST HAVE COME AS A SURPRISE AT THE BLUE WHALE JAZZ CLUB LAST YEAR WHEN ONE OUR SAXOPHONE TITANS, CHRIS POTTER, SET DOWN HIS SELMER AND SAT DOWN AT THE PIANO TO PLAY A COUPLE GORGEOUS COMPOSITIONS. “WHAT JUST…
Greg Dallas: The Storm
On this both ambitious and yet unobtrusive ep, Greg Dallas creates a wide tapestry of songs, sounds and moods, supplying just about all of the instruments while bringing in the haunting voice of Catey Esler for rich sonorities. The six…