Month: February 2022

Marcos Ariel: Piano Blossoms

Pianist Marcos Ariel goes solo on this collection of originals, all dedicated to flowers that are as pretty and fragrant as his playing. There’s an elegant darkness to the Mozartian “Orchid” and “Calla Lily” with Chopinesque nocturnes with his classy…

Sara Serpa: Intimate Strangers

Vocalist Sara Serpa mixes poetry, voices and lyrics together on this album that feels like a collection of modern madrigals. For her compositions, she brings in the voices of Emmanuel Iduma (who provides the spoken words), Sofie Rei, Aubrey Johnson…

Jazzlab Orchestra: Loguslabusmuzikus

Jazzlab Orchestra consists of the three reed team of Mario Allard/sp-as-cl, Benjamin Deschamps/sp-tn-fl, Samuel Blais/ss-bcl, the brass players Jacques Kuba Seguin/tp with Thomas Morelli-Bernard/tb and a rhythm team of Felix Stussi/p, Alain Bedard/b and Michel Lambert/dr. The plethora of horns…

INNOVATIONS FROM INNOVA RECORDS…Chris Campbell: Orison, Danielle Eva Schwob: Out of the Tunnel, Emily Koh: (Word) Plays-Microtonal Works for Saxophone(s), Tiffany Ng: Dark Matters

Surviving the lockdown and musical social distancing, St. Paul-based Innova Records is back on track with some adventurous recordings to brighten your day and widen your ears. Leader Chris Campbell leads the Orison Ensemble through a collection of seven pieces…

Alex Hamburger: And She Spoke

Playing a rich flute and singing a bit, husky voiced Alex Hamburger brings in a flexible team of Jose Luiz Martins/p-key, Doug Weiss/b and  Chase Kuesel/dr to interpret her own material and some clever Baby Boomer pieces. Of the latter,…

RICK BRAUN-A SMOOTH RIDE

FOR 30 YEARS, RICK BRAUN HAS SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE JAZZ FIELD WITH A CAREER THAT INCLUDES GOLD RECORDS, WELL ATTENDED TOURS AND SESSIONS WITH THE LIKES OF ROD STEWART, TINA TURNER, TOM PETTY AND SADE? SO WHY ISN’T HE ON…