Here’s an ambitious three disc set produced by Grammy winning producer Ryan Truesdall, bringing together a series of string quartets performed by the likes of violinists Sara Caswel- Joyce Hammann- Lady Jess, violists Lois Martin-Orlando Wells, and Cellists Jody Redhage-Ferber-Hoah…
Month: August 2024
Philip Weberndoerfer: Tides
So, for the sake of my fingers, the first thing I need to do is to praise guitarist Philip Weberndoerfer’s latest album without having to write his name too many times. Forming a quartet with Richard Mikel/b, Peter Traunmueller/dr and…
Argentina Duran: Rapsodia Mexicana
Rich and romantic solo piano work is delivered by Argentina Duran, as she interprets modern classical music from south of the border. She has a bold and dramatic flare, demonstrated on the “Cuatro Danzas Mexicanas” with a sense of confidence…
Sweet Megg: Bluer Than Blue
With a voice sounding like she’s a regular at the local VFW, Sweet Megg mixes jazz and country that is reminiscent of what we used to call “Western Swing” on this fun set. She’s teamed with a horn section of…
BOLDLY GOING…William Shatner: Where Will The Animals Sleep
OK-it’s not as bad as when he sang “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”, nor as out there when he did his paean to whales and dolphins. What this is is Star Trek famed William Shatner backed by the multi-instrumentation…
Jesus Molina: Selah
27 year old Colombian born keyboardist and soprano saxist Jesus Molina puts together a fusion album similar to Chick Corea’s RTF or Electrik bands. He’s got chops and ideas to burn, and each song is a complex collection of concepts,…
THE BASS IS IN CHARGE…Christopher Parnis: Everything You Could Be, Jake Noble: Letting Go Of A Dream
Nothing like having the deep bass as leader to keep things swinging together… Bassist Christopher Parnis brings together Christian Antonacci/tp-fh, Matt Greenwood/eg, Brian Dickinson/p and Aaron Blewett/dr for a collection of modern sounding originals. His presence is felt throughout, and…
Fabio Rojas: Perseverance
Drummer Fabio Rojas comes out bold and strong on the extroverted album with Greg OSby/as, Gustavo D’amico/ts-ss-fl, Kevin Harris/p-key and Osmar Okuma/b. The macho horns of Osby and D’amico ride the bold biceps of Rojas’s stick work on the thunderous…
Music Soup: Upbeat Mood
Comfort food grooves are served by the organ trio collection of Nestor Dimopoulos/g, Evgenia Karlafti/org and Vagelis Kotzabasis on the hopping set of mostly originals. Hip pulses are in abundance with Dimopoulos’ guitar gliding like vintage Grant Green on hummers…
Asha Parkinson: Posession
Chambered ideas are formed by saxist and composer Asha Parkinson, leading a team of strings and reeds on this rich musical tapestry. Gareth Lockrane’s flutes bring an ethereal glow to the verdant “Distant Devotion” and “Mirror Image” while “Urban Fantasy”…