Vocalist April Varner gives a tribute to the month of the diamond with eleven songs that include her name. She keeps it creative with a wide variety of band sizes and arrangements, such as a duet with bassist Reuben Rogers on a luscious and in the know “April Blues” and a tender teaming withguitairst Russell Malone on “April Come Sh Will”. There’s a cabaret styled “April In Paris” with piaist Caelan Cardello and a big band is upbeat as she bops through “I’ll Remember April” , and poppish in a small band featuring Dayne Stephens’ soprano sax on “April Again”. Eleven months, and albums, to go!