Month: April 2024

Keyon Harrold: Foreverland

Playing trumpet and singing Keyon Harrold explores the modern R&B field on this recent release. He brings in rap vocals from Common and Jean Baylor as well as keyboards from Robert Glaspeer on Find Your Peace” with some soul moods…

Luca Sestak: Lighter Notes

Pianist Luca Sestak teams up with drummer Nicholas Stampf and bassist Alexander Broschek and guest trumpeter Oli Parker for a mix of ideas that lean towards inspirations from the classics. Sestak gives a rapid run to the races on “Toccata”…

Alice Coltrane: Shiva Loka

Here’s a previously unissued recording of Alice Coltrane caught at the height of her musical and spiritual powers. She’s performing at Carnegie Hall for a benefit helping the Integral Yoga Institute back in 1971. Having just recorded her album Journey…

The Stratos Ensemble: Freeing Form

Rare is the band that has a unique sound with a feel  of experimentation but still be accessible to modern ears. Such is the success of The Stratos Ensemble, consisting of Dean De Benedictis/p-key-voc, TJ Sammut/g, Robert Gross/b, Coco Roussel/dr-synth,…