Month: July 2017

Sylvia Bennett: For You

Vocalist Sylvia Bennett walks the tightrope of pop and jazz a la Rosemary Clooney on this upbeat collection of tunes. She brings some funky soul in order to freshen up “The Look of Love” and with an introduction of strings,…

FRESH FROM LEO’S DEN…Marcus Vergett: The Marsyas Suite. Oberg/Mahall/Griener: Lacy Pool 2, Trio Now: Live at Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen, Blazing Flame Quintet: The Set List Shuffle

UK-based Leo Records continues to release exciting and free thinking material. Here are the four latest. The the story of the mythological satyr Marsyas is presented by bassist Marcus Vergette, Janna Bulmer/cel and Lucy Welsman/cel who play the roles of…

MUSIC FROM XX CHROMOSOMES

Yes, there is a difference! While there is all this talk of changing one’s gender, no one has ever been able to re-arrange any chromosomes. Women, blessed with the double X, were initially associated with jazz in terms of vocalists.…