Month: May 2019

 Kalya Ramu: Living In A Dream

Here’s a vocalist with a winning heart. Kalya Ramu mixes girl next door charm with a sense of whoope cushion fun on this swinging set with Ewen Farncombe/p, Jacob Gorzhaltsan/ts-cl, Connor Walsh/b Ian Wright/dr and a collection of cameo guests.…

THREE TYPES OF BIG BANDS…Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band: Begin Again, The United States Air Force Band with Cyrille Aimee, Kenny Barron & Branford Marsalis: Airmen of Note, BT ALC Big Band: The Search For Peace

Thought you had big bands pegged? Here are three that really break down the categories. One the top pianists of his generation, Fred Hersch steps away from his normal trio format to sit in with the WDR Big Band conducted…

THE LATEST FROM LEO…Blazing Flame Quintet/6: Wrecked Chateau, Christof Mahnig & Die Abmahnung: Red Carpet, Oogui: Travoltazuki, Ivo Perelman: Strings 3, Ivo Perelman: Strings 4

A new cache of improvisatory music from Leo Records has hit the streets. The Blazing Flame Quintet/6 consists of Steve Day/voc-perc, Peter Evans/vi, Mark Langford/ts-bcl, David Mowat/tp, KJulian Dale/b-cel-voc and Marco Anderson/dr-perc. The eight atmospheric pieces have a mix of…

Mark de Clive-Lowe: Heritage II

LA-based Mark de Clive is a regular figure at local venues like the Blue Whale, bringing fresh music and sounds with his team of Josh Johnson/as-fl, Teodrose Avery/ts, Tylana Enomoto/vi, Brandon Eugene Owens/b, Carlos Nino/perc and Brandon Combs/dr. The ten…

Lannie Battistini: Moving On

Lannie Batistini plays piano and keyboards in a warm smooth jazz meeting R&B session with a core of Jose Albelo/dr, Juan Vergara/congas, Michel Salazar/b and a mix and match of guests. With extra  horns and percussion, Battistini sails and grooves…