Intuitive mixes and matches are put together by the team of Janic Borla/voc, Scott Robiso/ts-slsax-fl-gobichand, Jack Mouse/dr-perc and guest Mark Feldman/vi . There are a few moments with traditional modern jazz sounds as on the bopping “Outback Inn” with Borla…
Month: September 2023
Chico Pinheiro Quartet@Sam First Bar 09.02.23
“I know how privileged we are to have a club like this” So exuded guitarist Chico Pinheiro, just before reminding the packed Sam FIrst Bar of the rewards of a local jazz club with a 70 minute set that showcased…
SEPTEMBER SONGS…
What is it about September that has inspired so many songwriters? There’s something about this month that causes us to look back and reflect. Maybe it’s the change of the seasons, the losing of the warmth of summer, the slow…
DOUYE’: SONGS FOR MY FATHER
ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE VOICES IN JAZZ BELONGS TO DOUYE’, BORN IN NIGERIA, AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN LOS ANGELES. HER JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF JAZZ IS A UNIQUE ONE. GROWING UP WITH A DESIRE TO BE AN R&B…
ROBERTA GAMBARINI: EASY TO LOVE
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I GOT IN THE MAIL A VINYL REISSUE OF ROBERTA GAMBARINI’S AMERICAN 2006 DEBUT, EASY TO LOVE. IT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE AT THE TIME, AND IT STILL IS, BECAUSE IT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF CLASSIC JAZZ VOCALS…