Al Lerman has a nice feel for the blues, and he does a yeoman’s work on this album. He writes the material, sing, plays both acoustic and electric guitar and blows a nasty harmonica. He gets support by Alec Fraser-Omar…
Month: September 2016
Songevity: Safe In Sound
Bassist Rob Duguay brings a collection of compositions with this band mates Justin Kauflin/p and Nadav Snir-Zelniker/dr for a wide range of jazz trio pieces. Snir-Zelniker rocks hard while Kauflin prances on “Skipping Rocks” while the bluesy “Sweat and Toil…
Abrazo: The Havana Sessions
Here’s a charming two disc set that spotlights various hues of the Cuban music spectrum. Nine different groups put together by the music of Timothy Lee Miller, Don Bowyer, Bunny Beck, John A Carollo, Margaret Brandman, Mel Mobley and Michael…
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord: Play All The Notes
Guitarist Jon Lundbom releases his third ep with his team of Jon Irabagon/as, Balto Exlamationpoint/ts-reeds, Moppa Elliott/b and Dan Monaghan/dr for three songs of 25 minute duration. The last song on this one is the most lyrical, with some rich…
Samo Salamon & Stefano Battaglia: Winds
Guitarist Samo Salamon teams up with pianist Stefano Battaglia during an October 2015 concert in Slovenia. The five songs hare free flowing and sound spontaneous in idea and delivery. The two opening songs last over 14 minutes, with “Rain Forest”…
A SECOND VISIT…Jeff Buckley: You and I
The life and career of Jeff Buckley is a sad and classic “what if?” affair. His output was minimal, with tons of promise, but the son of legendary artist Tim Buckley was cut short by a tragic swimming accident at…