Pianist Emmet Cohen examines the wide world of stride piano in a plethora of styles and settings on this enjoyable album with a core unit of Cohen with bassist Russell Hall, and drummer Kyle Poole as well as guests Melissa…
Month: January 2020
Thom Rotella@SamFirst Bar 01.08.20
One of the benefits of living in Los Angeles was on display at SamFIrst Bar on a cool and crispy Wednesday night. Near LAX, the club featured some of the best studio musicians in the world, taking some time to…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Dewa Budjana & Tohpati: Janapati
Guitarists Dewa Budjana and Tohpati meld acoustic guitars with a dash of electric as they team up with a core rhythm section of drummer Demas Narawangsa and bassist Adhitya Pratama and then mix and match with either the Czech Symphon…
The Jimmys: Gotta Have It
Ok, almost all you need to know about The Jimmys is that in the liner notes it says that they are sponsored by both Jose Cuervo and Hammond. Now THAT’S an attitude! Jimmy Vogel plays Hammond B3 (duh!) and clarinet,…
Javier Rosario Trio Vol. I: A Celebration of Life
Guitarist Javier Rosario goes both electric and acoustic on this muscular and musical collection of originals in a trio format with drummer Zak King and bassist Scott Kiefner. Rosario’s bio includes a stint with Joe Lovano, and it’s easy to…
DLG 3: Grease Trap
If Hammond B3 trios are your comfort food, then you’re in for a rib sticking blue plate special served up by the team of drummer Mike DeConzo, guitarist John Lynch and organ grinder William Gorman (with Greg Lewis sitting in…
GUITAR ATMOSPHERES…Trevor Giancola: Sonnet 18, Todd Mosby: Open Waters
Clean toned guitarist Trevor Giancola leads a post bopping team of Seamus Blake/sax, Rick Rosato/b and Adam Arruda/dr for some flowing and fluid originals. His sound is calm and swinging as he glides around Arruda’s cymbal on “Rouge Hill” while …
The Niro featuring Gary Lucas: The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook
During the early 1990’s singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley teamed together with guitarist Gary Lucas to create twelve tunes, some of which appeared on Buckley’s debut album. Here, we have the entire collection, with Lucas on guitars joined by vocalist Davide Combusti,…
Deline Briscoe: Wawu
This album by vocalist Deline Briscoe is not so much of a collection of songs as much as a series of vocal paintings in an art gallery. Her support ranges from a cappella to full sized groups with horns and…
The Mavericks: Play The Hits
Together now for one and a half score years, the Mavericks, consisting of Raul Malo/voc-key-g, Eddie Perez/g, Jerry Dale Mcfadden/key and Paul Deakin/dr-vib take you on a tour of songs that have been their inspiration, puree’d through their own down…