The upscale Malibu environs of Pepperdine University were turned into a low ceilinged jumping juke joint by the hands of Robert Cray and his soulful stew of blues, jazz and soul on Saturday night. In this day of cacophonic musical…
Month: October 2021
Daniel Pesca: Promontory
Pianist Daniel Pesca goes solo on this impressionist collection of a mix of interpretations of modern composers and originals. There’s some elliptical touches of Debussy on his treatment of Aaron Travers’ “Olcott Park” as well as his own spacious “Promontory…
Echoes: Lasting
Consisting of matt Dibiase/perc, Chase Kuesel/dr, Max Bessesen/reeds and Evan Levine/b, the band Echoes create an album of deep and soulful grooves. Bessesen’s alto rides over the staccato’d beat on “Taylor” and creates sleek ripples over the big back beet…
Lady Blackbird: Black Acid Soul
Vocalist Lady Blackbird delivers messages like Nina Simone on this mix of earthy soul and jazz material. There’s a dash of bohemia with bass and drums on “Blackbird” while she gets feisty and defiant on “It’s Not That Easy”. There’s…
THE ROOTS OF WOOD…The Ronnie Wood Band: Mr Luck-A Tribute To Jimmy Reed
As with all rockers, eventually they all return to their first love, and for guitarist Ronnie Wood, of fame from The Faces and The Rolling Stones, he gets back to where he once belonged, giving a tribute to his guitar…
Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Cyrille Aimee’: Petit Fleur
Since moving forward from her small guitar/bass swing combo, singer Cyrille Aimee’ has ventured into larger ensembles and orchestras. Living in New Orleans at the moment, she takes the logical step of teaming up with Adonis Rose’s NO Jazz Orchestra…
BIRTH OF THE MODERN…Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, etc: Bebop Pioneers and Classic Performances 1941-1949
Guy, I can’t really believe how FRESH this music sounds, even 80 years after it first hit America like a heat seeking missile. This three disc, 70 song collection chronicles the tectonic shift that happened when the Swing Era graduated…
Johnny Fuller: The Many Sides of Johnny Fuller 1948-62
Most blues artists develop a style early on and stick to it. Johnny Fuller (1929-1985) was one of the rare artists to create a wide swath of styles in his all too short career. He was born in Mississippi, but…
Joseph Veloz: Joseph and the Velozians
Bassist and leader Joseph Veloz plays, sings and delivers like a man who’s sounds like he knows sin and salvation, giving street smart bluesy rockers with a team of Tim O’Donnell/voc, Larry McCray/voc-g, Jim Alfredson/key, Donny Brown/dr and a collection…
Eric Revis+3@ Mr. Musichead 10.20.21
You know you’re getting something special at an event when leader/bassist Eric Revis takes a night off from his regular stint with Branford Marsalis to admit to the audience “being here is an opportunity to have good musicians and friends…