Month: January 2024

Kavita Shah: Cape Verdean Blues

Yes, she only does one song Horace Silver songbook, but vocalist Kavita Shah also teams with guitarist Bau, percussionist Mirocca Paris and a collection of guests for some fragrant folk ideas. Her voice and delivery is warm and lilting, dancing…

Joe  Policastro Trio: Ceremony

Bassist Joe Policastro trios up with Dave Miller/g and Mikel Avery/dr for a collection of originals and clever covers. Of the latter, the team takes on and uptempo read of Roy Orbison’s “Blue Bayou” that breezes through the honeysuckle, while…

Ashley Henry: Who We Are

Ambitious energy oozes out of the speakers on this album by singer and keyboardist Ashley Henry. With a core team of Alec Hewes/b and Myele Manzana/dr, he  mixes horns and tones on an album the feels part heart of Donny…

IT’S TOP TEN TIME!

EACH YEAR, I GET THE HONOR OF GETTING THE “TOP TEN” LISTS OF SOME OF THE MOST ASTUTE JAZZ JOURNALISTS. THIS LIST WILL SAVE YOU TONS OF TIME AND MONEY IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO.…