Month: September 2016

Al Lerman: Slow Burn

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…

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…