Month: April 2015

Razia: Akory

You don’t hear much music from Madagascar, so when something comes up it should catch your attention. From that overlooked country comes Razia Said, who composes some marvelous pieces here and uses a team that mixes and matches Harvey Wirht-dr,…

Kevin Hays: New Day

Back in the 70s, jazz got hip and accessible by mixing soul and electronics with the trad groove. Keyboardist Kevin Hays goes back to that formula here with a finger snapping set with Gregoire Maret/harmonica, Tony Scherr/g, Rob Jost/b and…