Binary vocals… Vocalist Lizzie Thomas puts together an album with the creative idea of creating duets with a wide variety of partners, including but not limited to Ron Carter/b, Russell Malone/g, Wayne Escoffery/ts and Rossano Sportello/p. The material is a…
Month: May 2023
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ludovica Burtone: Sparks
You want some swinging strings? Take a look at violinist Ludovica Burtone, who forms a two violin front with Fung Chern Hwei, brings in viola-ist Leonor Falcon Pasquali, cellist Mariel Roberts for a front line along with Marta Sanchez/p, Matt…
21st CENTURY SCHIZOID MEN?….Reuter/Motzer/Grohowsii: Bleed, Anchor And Burden: Kosmonautik Pilgrimage, Stephan Thelen: Fractal Guitar 3
In the wake of King Crimson, today’s fusion bands carry a sonic debt to the visionary guitar work of Robert Fripp. These three recent albums from Moonjune Records reveal tributaries from that band’s deep waters. Markus Reuter, playing Touch Guitars…
BLUESBREAKERS…Weezil Malone Band: Desert Drive-In, Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia: Blood Brothers, Savoy Brown; Blues All Around, Scott Ellison: There’s Something About The Night
Good time Charlie plays the blues… – Gruff toned vocalist and guitarist Larry Fitzgerald rocks the blues with Dave Alves /b and Karl Schantz/dr on an in your face mix of boogie and blues. There’s a definite touch of Hendrix…
Roy McGrath: Menjune
Puerto Rican tenor saxist Roy McGrath mixes sizzling rhythms with modern jazz on this collection of the leaders tunes and charts. He gives a lot of space for the torrid solos of trumpeter Constantine Alexander, with the rhythm team of…
VOCE FEMME…Emilie-Claire Barlow: Spark Bird, Danielle Wertz: Other Side, Tina Hartt: Absence of You
Yes, there is a difference with chromosomes… Vocalist Emilie-Claiere Barlow mixes and matches musicians for a tapestry of warm and upbeat interpretations. She’s got a sandied voice, able to create a chasson feel on “ Fais Comme L’oisearu” and turning…
Sanah Kadoura: Duality
Drummer Sanah Kadorua leads a wide ranging team of Stacy Dillard/ss, Rachel Therrienfh-tp, Virginia MacDonald/cl, Joanna Majoko.voc, Jonathan Michel/b, Parham Haghighi/voc, and Flavio Silva/g through a collection of creative musical journeys. No songs stays in one place too long, with…
Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Time Capsule
Trumpeter Bill Warfield leads a mix and match band through some tasty treats. Chrissi Poland is featured as the vocalist, and she’s got a sweet delivery, giving a gospel feel to “I Wish I Knew How It Would Be to…
Esthesis Quartet: Time Zones
Celebrating musical and personal connections over various time zones, the team of Elsa Nilsson/fl (EST), Dawn Clement/p-voc (MST), Emma Dayhuff/b (CST) and Tina Raymond/dr )(PST) make the most of their time together (couldn’t resist)with a joyful collection of originals. Nilson’s…
THREE’S NOT A CROWD…Omer Klein: Life & Fire, Leon Lee Dorsey: Cantaloupe Island
A pair of threes… Pianist/composer Omer Klein takes his trio of Haggai Cohen-Milo/b and Amir Bresler/dr through a rich mix of Israeli inspired originals. Bresler’s brushes are a plus here, classy around Cohen=Milo’s bass on “Malchut” and graceful under Klein’s…