Category: Reviews

Wahid: Road Poem

I missed oud player Dimitris Wahid when he toured the West Coast last year with percussionist Chrish Wabich. This collection of concert material shows that I, as well as probably you, missed a good night of sounds. The music here…

Kelly McCarty3: Roux Steady

Bassist  Kelly McCarty leads a tenor sax trio with John A. Diaz-Cortes/ts and A.J. Hall/dr through a collection of well thought out originals. Usually, a tenor-bass-drum trio can be a foreboding concept, as many  a team has fallen into the…

Anat Cohen: Claroscuro

Anat Cohen is one of my absolute favorite clarinet players, as well as being in the top 10 tenors around. Most of her releases are filled with exciting moments of swing with a mixture of  rhythms from various parts of…

Mauricio Pessoa: Habitat

Here’s a gentle and unassuming release of Brazilian music by guitarist/vocalist Mauricio Pessoa. His soto voice is delicate and warm as he sings with a simpatico band that ranges from just a piano and bass (“Prisma”) to larger ensembles that…

Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll

You’ve really got to admire Diana Krall. She could easily rest on her laurels and spend the rest of her life filling theatres and selling discs doing standards. Instead, she takes artistic changes like her album of originals a few…