It isn’t bad enough that there is a dearth of male jazz singers around these days, but to have Peter Cincotti out of the country for the past few years was almost too much to take. So, it was…
Month: April 2022
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Peggy Duquesnel: Piano For My Soul
Peggy Duquesnel’s idea of this album is so simple and yet so brilliant that it instantly becomes timeless in its enjoyment. What the pianist/composer does is take Christian hymns and melds them with well known classical themes. Sometimes with a…
Sam Kirmayer: In This Moment
Warm toned guitarist Sam Kirmayer puts out a swinging session with Al McLean/ts, Muhammad Abdul Al-Khabyyr/tb, Sean Fyfe/p, Alec Walkington/b and Andre’ White/dr on a hip set of originals. He doesn’t hog the show, giving space to Al-Al-Khabyyer on the…
SO, THESE EIGHT BEATS GO INTO THIS BAR…Mike Zito: Blues For The Southside, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne: Blues From Chicago to Paris, Micki Free: Turquoise Blue
Blues, shuffle beats and boogie-three great US contributions to Western Civilization. Guitarist Mike Zito brings his blues rocking team to town at theOld Rock House in St. Louis for a 2021 gig. The band of Matthew Johnson/dr-voc, Lewis Stephens/p-org and…
HOW SHECKY GREENE WAS MY VALLEY…Sam Sadigursky The Solomon Diaries
Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky teams up with accordionist Nathan Koci to tap into his inner Tribe, with this 3 disc set containing music of his Jewish heritage ranging from New York’s Borscht Belt, to vintage Klezmer and traditional Israeli folk. There…
Tom Keenlyside: A Night At The Expresso
A comfort food night of jazz is presented by flutist and leader Tom Keenlyside and his team of Miles Black/p-g, Miles Foxx Hill/b, Bernie Arai/dr and guests Brad Turner/tp-fh, Tim Porter/g and Melody Diachun/voc. The team is soulful and hip…
INTIMATE VOICES…May Erlewine: Tiny Beautiful Things, Graeme James: Seasons
Soft deliveries… Vocalist and composer May Erlewine displays here intimate songwriting prowess on this album with a mix and match team of rhythm, guitars, reeds and strings. With tensile guitar, she goes soft on “Your Someone” and is relaxed on…
Brent Laidler: Wouldn’t Be Here Without You
Guitarist and composer Brent Laidler gives tribute to musical inspirations on this upbeat and swinging session with Mark Buselli/tp-fh, Ned Boyd/sax-fl, Jamie Newman/org, Scott Pazera/b and Richard Floyd/dr. A bunch of the material has that classic Cannonball Adderley soul groove…
Fergus McCreadie: Forest Floor
Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie takes you to on a hike through the UK with is team of Stephen Henderson and David Bowden for a collection of rich originals. The team shows its urgent side on the extroverted folk piece “Law…
Kim Nalley Band with Houston Person: I Want A Little Boy
Any time you get tenor saxist Houston Person on an album, you’re guaranteed to have some smoke, and with singer Kim Nalley, you get fire as well. The R&B-toned lady brings her band of Tammy Hall/p, Michael Zisman/b, Kent Bryson/dr…