Kandace Springs demonstrates her range and flexibility on this three song ep. She harkens to vintage soul ballads, holding her notes for emotional impact on a floating “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” with soft piano accompaniment, while she…
Month: June 2018
Jason Robinson: Resonant Geographies
Jason Robinson’s Janus Ensemble consists of JD Parran/acl-bfl, Oscar Noriega/bcl-cl/as, Marty Ehrlich/bcl/as-fl, Michael Dessen/tb, Bill Lowe/btb-tub, Marcus Rojas/ub, Liberty Ellman/g, Drew Gress/b, George Schiller-Ches Smith/dr and the leader on tenor sax, soprano sax and alto flute. As you can tell…
THE “OTHER” SANTANA…Malo: Latin Bugaloo-The Warner Brothers Singles
Back in the 1970s, Carlos wasn’t the only Santana brother that was getting airplay. Brother Jorge lead a band with Arcelio Garcia/voc, Abel Zarate/g-voc, Pablo Tellez/b, Richard Spremiochj/dr, Roichard Kermode/key, Luis Gasca/tp and Roy Murray/hrn to form the vastly popular…
CAPITOL JOYS!
I recently took my son in law to Washington DC in order for him to get a feel for the rich heritage that our Capitol has to offer. Here are some of the things every American needs to experience first…
KENNY BARRON: CONCENTRICALLY
KENNY BARRON HAS BUILT A REPUTATION OF DELIVERING SOME OF THE MOST IMPECCABLE AND SUBLIME SWING KNOWN TO JAZZ. A MASTER OF THE TRIO FORMAT, HE’S FORGED HIS REPUTATION AS THE LAST PIANIST OF STAN GETZ’S QUARTET WHILE ALSO CREATING…
TERENCE BLANCHARD: COLLECTIVELY
TERENCE BLANCHARD IS A MAN WITH A MISSION. INITIALLY STARTING HIS CAREER WITH THE LAST OF ART BLAKEY’S JAZZ MESSENGERS, BLANCHARD HAS SUCCESSFULLY WALKED THE TIGHTROPE OF CONTINUING THE JAZZ TRADITION BUT MAKING IT RELEVANT TO TODAY’S GENERATION. HE’S BEEN…