Month: February 2025

Nanami Haruta: The Vibe

Here’s a debut album from a trombonist with a lot of warmth and promise. Nanami Haruta hits the ground running on this al bum with Michael Dease/tb-bars, Xavier Davis/p, Rodney Whitaker/b, Ulysses Owens Jr/dr and guest Chris Minami/g on a…

Jeff Myers: Goodnight

Jeff Myers is  here playing the piano, or he might not be, creating atmospheric sonorities with the  harmonics of the strings and beyond on this latest digital release. As one who was weaned on Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, I’ve…

Artemis: Arboresque

The XX team Artemis has been winning numerous awards as the best acoustic band as well as releasing the best album last year. It’s easy to see why, as Renee Rosnes/p, Ingrid Jensen/tp, Nicole Glover/ts Noriko Ueda/b and Allison Miller/dr…

Ben Markley: Tell The Truth

Piano man Ben Markley leads a tasty post bop team of Steve Kovalcheck/g, Wil Swindler/as, Rodney Whitaker/b and Kyle Swan/dr through a collection of classy originals. Most of the tunes have an optimistic feel, with his  piano dancing on the…