Class is in session with Adrian Cunningham singing, playing the tenor sax, flute and clarinet while leading a toe tapping team of Jon Challoner/tp, Dani Alonso/tb, Alberto Pibiri/p, John Merill/g, Jim Robertson/b and Paul Wells/dr through some inspired renditions of…
Month: March 2018
Thomas Stronen/Time is a Blind Guide: Lucus
Drummer Thomas Stronen brings his band Aymi Tanaka/p, Hakon Aase/v, Lucy Railton/cel, and Ole Morten Vagan/b and takes you through various dreamy and thoughtful atmospheres. The team pulsates with jazz sensibilities yet mixes longing strings on pieces such as the…
Dolores Scozzesi: Here Comes the Sun
Dolores Scozzesi delivers songs like a veteran relief pitcher, mixing up pitches with the savvy of Mariano Rivera and the power of Kenley Jansen. This album, richly produced by vocalist Mark Winkler, has Scozzesi mixing and matching with a great…
Jamie Saft: Solo A Genoa
Pianist Jamie Saft gives a wide ranging solo recital at the Auditorium Eugenio Montale in Genova, Italy, focusing on rich lyricism. His selection of songs is almost as tasteful and wide ranging as his performances of them, including a rainbow…
Kenny Wayne Shepherd@The Canyon Club 03.01.18
If you live in LA and simply can’t take the time to drive through Interstate 10 and hit the juke joints in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the next best alternative is to take in an evening at the Canyon…
KISS ME! I’M IRISH!!
There is a classic book that came out in 1995 titled How the Irish Saved Civilization. It is a fascinating history of the contributions from this tiny green island. In light of St. Patrick’s Day, commemorating a guy who did…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****A FRESH VOICE…Jeff Baker: Phrases
There aren’t a lot of male vocalists who stray form the same old Great American Songbook, so a guy like Jeff Baker immediately grabs my attention, and should yours. He’s got a low tenor-high baritone sound, and his style is…
Mattias Nilsson: Dreams of Belonging
Here’s a gorgeous solo album with Mattias Nilsson at the grand piano, delivering well thought-out renditions of material ranging from original compositions to folk melodies. His touch on the ivories is warm, patient and thoughtful, ruminating and yearning on his…
Lisa Lindsley & La Belle Epoque” Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?
Wispy toned vocalist Lisa Lindsley teams up with Laurent Marode/p, Jeff Chambers/b, Mourad Benhammou/dr and Esai Cid/ts-cl-fl for some swinging bohemian styled takes of standards. Lindsley takes the role of chanteuse well as she pulsates with Chambers and Cid’s clarinet…
JOE BONAMASSA’S BLUES
DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH LEGEND JOHNNY RIVERS, I ASKED WHO AMONG THE PRESENT GENERATION OF ARTISTS CARRIES THE BLUES ROCKING TORCH. WITHOUT HESITATION, “JOE BONAMASSA” WAS HIS RESPONSE. ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTORS OF BOTH GUITARS AND GUITAR RIFFS, JOE…