Month: February 2019

Ralph Alessi: Imaginary Friends

Trumpeter and leader forms a rich post modern team of Ravi Coltrane/ss-ts, Andy Milne/p, Drew Gress/b and Mark Ferber/dr on this latest ambitious release. Alessi’s horn is wide ranging in its expressiveness, gasping in the shadows of “Pittance” sighing with…

Peter Drew: And What’s More

Peter Drew leads a hiply swinging and varied big band through a mix of his compositions as well as arrangements of jazz standards. Vocalists Wendy Gilles, Maria Maloney and Sachal Vasandani are mixed and matched with a team that includes…