Mainstreamer Ken Peplowski uses his warm tenor and clarinet sounds to both look back and forward on this rewarding session with Ehud Asherie/p, Martin Wind/b and Matt Wilson/dr. His romantic heart is revealed on clarinet during a gentle and quiet…
Month: May 2016
VOCE FEMME…Hilary Kole: The Judy Garland Project, Katherine Farnham: Vintage, Susie Arioli: Spring
Here are a few lovely voices vying for attention to their musical direction. Hilary Kole looks and sounds like she’s recovered from her tumultuous career detour. She has a great healthy look in her eye, her vocal demeanor is brighter, and…
Cristian Perez: Anima Mundi
Guitarist Cristian Perez takes you on a wide variety of sonic journeys on this strong album that mixes jazz with a multitude of countries. He brings together a core team of Yana Hristova/fl-pic, Emmanuel Trifilio/band, Daniel Brown/b and Joe McCarthy-Bruno…
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord: Make The Magic Happen, Bringing Their ‘A’ Game
Guitarist and leader Jon Lundbom brings together his Big Five Chord band for a pair of eps that mix flexibility and swing. Lundbom brings together Jon Irabagon/as, Balto Exlamationpoint/ts-bs, Moppa Elliott/b and Dan Monaghan/dr for sounds and style that are…
Tom Lellis: The Flow
Tom Lellis brings in Brazilian and jazz sound as he sings, plays keyboard and guitar along with a well nuanced team of Gary Fisher/p, Ed Howard/b and Johnathan Blake/dr along with various guests including Brazilian legends Toninho Horta/g and Orlando…
Jonathan Greenstein: Volume 1
It used to be considered a full album when an artist put together six jazz songs. Is the Blue Note label now a catalogue of eps? Anyway, these six songs by saxist Jonathan Greenstein have him teamed up with Gilad…
Jeremy Nash: Getaway Driver
You don’t get many singer-songwriters out of the present generation. Back in the 70s, you could have thrown a quarter in any direction on Sunset and Highland and would be guaranteed to hit one or two. Jeremy Nash is a…
Jon Anderson & Jean-Luc Ponty (or was it Jean-Luc Ponty & Jon Anderson?) Band @ Canyon Club 04.30.16
As Jon Anderson goes on tour with jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty to promote their recent album, music fans are beginning to discover who the adventurous members of the jazz/rock band Yes actually were. While the legendary band tours around the…
GROWTH OF A JAZZ ICON…Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz at the Philharmonic-The Ella Fitzgerald Set
When we think of America’s greatest jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, we usually look back on her most famous albums, such as her Songbook series or “Live” albums where she defined how to improvise on “Mack the Knife.” You forget that…
Dave Anderson: Blue Innuendo
Tenor and soprano saxist Dave Anderson leads a rich quartet with Tom Guarna/g, Pat Bianchi/org and Matt Wilson/dr. Bianchi’s B3 is in the mood and spirit of Larry Young, able to swing but with some sophisticated lines and grooves. Guitar…