Canadian Jane Bunnett has carved out an impressive career not only as a master of the flute and soprano sax, but has successfully used her talents to propagate the sounds of Afro Cuban joy. Her latest ensemble of the past…
Month: August 2019
Kevin Eubanks Trio@ Vitellos 08.16.19
While Kevin Eubanks may be best known for his laid back guitar work on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on Friday night he played like there was no tomorrow with his hard hitting team of bassist Rene Camacho and…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Phil Ranelin: Collected Works 2003-2019
Detroit-bred trombonist Phil Ranelin has been in the forefront of outside-in music as well as having a background in the Motown scene back in the day. This two disc set is a retrospective of his highly fertile past 16 years…
Josean Jacobo & Tumbao: Cimarron
Pianist Josean Jacobo creates sizzling Afro Cuban sounds in trio and small group settings with Otoniel Nicolas/dr, Daroli Mende/b, Mois Silfa/perc, Jonathan Suazo/as and Rafael Suncar/ts. The three member format creates ripples on classic moods like “Aunque Me Cueste La…
Michael Ragonese: Day To Day
Pianist/composer Michael Ragonese leads a velvety two saxed quintet through a collection of sublime originals. The warm alto of Shai Golan and tenor by Walter Smith III create a warm balm of Gilead which is gently coaxed along by the…
Christopher Rocher-Joe Fonda-Harvey Sorgen: New Origin
The trio of bassist Joe Fonda, drummer Harvey Sorgen and clarinetist Christopher Rocher give a tribute to the spirit of kindred fellow reed man Perry Robinson on this twelve tuned album. Rocher switches between bass clarinet and straight soprano and…
Christina Dahl Quartet: Quintesse
Soft toned and breathy tenor saxist Christina Dahl creates Givenchy impressions with her team of Niclas Knudsen/g, Nils Bosse Davidsen/cel-eb and Espen Laub von Lillienskjold/dr-perc. The eight tunes are soft and brooding themes, with sighing sax and brooding bows on…
Snack Cat: Snack Cat
This 4 song ep by the band Snack Cat is a soulful treat with the vocals split between Chantal Mitvalsky and Pete Ayers and backed by Aleksi Glick/g, David Engelhard/as, Seth Weaver/tb, Jeff Koch/b and Nathan Ellman-Bell/dr along with some…
SALAMON SWIMMING UPSTREAM…Samo Salamon & Erequestrao: Free Sessions Volume 2, Rotten Girlz: Punk You, Samo Salamon-Szilard Mezei & Jake Berger Trio: Swirling-Blind-Unstilled
Guitarist/composer Samo Salamon finds himself on three creative projects, all sounding completely different from each other, united by a theme of inquisitive exploration. Salamon plays guitar and conducts an 11 piece band that includes horns, percussion, strings and electronics with…
Sferos: Set It Up As Silence
The trio of guitarist Juanma Trujillo, drummer Dayeon Seok and sax/bass clarinetist Hery Paz create thick atmospheres and long shadows on their seven originals. Trujillo’s guitar uses effects and pedals akin to Bill Frisell, using his strings to form drapery…