Category: Reviews

Elliot Galvin: The Ruin

Pianist and composer Elliot Galvin creates rustic mood with a rhythm team of Ruth Goller/b-voc, Sebastian Rochford/dr and guests Liget Quartet for over half of the pieces. He opens things up with an edgy solo “A House, A City” and…

Stefan Sirbu: Reverie

From Germany, Moldovia-born Stefan Sirbu delivers mellow bop with his team of Juliea Eugenio/ts, Clovis Nicolas/b and the late Anthony Pinciotti/dr. The mood is relaxed and suave, with Sirbu using keyboards for the lyrical “Elsa au Miroir” and breezing nicely…

Elaine Dame: Reminiscing

Singing and playing flute, Elaine Dame takes some Baby Boomer hits and cleverly arranges them with saxist Chris Madsen for modern ears. The team of Tom Vaitsas/p-key, Sam Peters/b, Jon Deitemyer/dr, Neal Alger/g, Art Davis-Victor Garcia/tp and Alyssa Allgood-Christy Bennett/voc…

Claire Ritter: Songs of Lumiere

Playing solo piano, Claire Ritter delivers sixteen concise (mostly) originals that make you feel like you’re taking in a cozy parlor recital. His style has hints of Satie on the creative “The Cloud & The Moonbeam” and lots of impressionisms…

Mason Razavi: Even Keel

Clean toned guitarist Mason Razavi teams up with Charles McNeal/ts, Brian Ho/org and Jason Lewis/dr for a humming mix of originals and standards. Razavi has bop in his bones, sizzling with Ho on “The Song Is You” and boogalooing on…