FEW JAZZ ARTISTS ARE AS EXCITING TO NOT ONLY HEAR, BUT EXPERIENCE IN CONCERT AS JAZZMEIA HORN. SHE HAS ONLY RELEASED THREE ALBUMS SO FAR IN THIS EARLY STAGE OF HER CAREER, BUT EACH ONE HAS SHOWN A CREATIVE TRAJECTORY…
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TIVON PENNICOTT: THE FRUIT (AND VEGETABLES) OF THE SPIRIT
GIVE A GLIMPSE TO THE SONG TITLES THAT YOU LISTEN TO. WHAT ARE THE TOPICS. ODD ARE IT’S EITHER ABOUT 1) “LOVE 2) THE LACK OF “LOVE” 3) BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE 4) SOCIETY/SOCIAL PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. ANY SONGS ABOUT…
Tivon Pennicott: Spirit Garden
Best known as a sideman for Gregory Porter, tenor saxist Tivon Pennicott delivers a tour de force release of his own, mixing rich strings (conducted by Olivier Glissant) along with his team of P hilip Dizack/tp, Joe Saylor/dr, Dominique Sanders/b…
R.I.P…Jimmy Heath: Love Letter
Before leaving us January 19 at age 93, one of the last of the living beboppers, Jimmy Heath, left us one last will and testament, a warm album focused on relaxed and timeless ballads. For this last session, Heath teamed…
Laila Biali: Out of Dust
Laila Biali mixes sassy vocals and a rich vibrato to her clever lyrics as well as some well crafted covers on this recent album. She also plays piano and keyboards as she is supported by various strings, horns and a…
Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra: I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This
Jeff Goldblum continues his delving into the nightclub jazz scene with this album of him backed by The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. Goldblum plays it a bit like an emcee, as he brings up cameo singing appearances by the likes of…
Chick Corea Trilogy @ Royce Hall 10.03.19
Jazz legend Sonny Rollins once said that “each album is an invitation to a concert.” If that is true, then Royce Hall was packed with RSVPs from the pair of Trilogy albums released by famed pianist Chick Corea and his…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK***Sidney Jacobs: First Man
The last time I was this excited about a male jazz vocalist was when Gregory Porter had his debut album. Here, you’ve got this guy Sidney Jacobs who sings, writes and arranges his own stuff and displays an amazing wide…
Various Swinging Artists: Jazz Loves Disney
Besides being known as “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Disney is now trying to be “The Hippest Place on Earth” with a number of their best known songs being delivered by today’s artists. The width and breath of the artists…
Gipsy Kings & Galen Weston@The Greek Theatre 08.20.16
Under the stars, with guitars, guitars guitars… Acoustic or electric; six or twelve strings, nylon or wire, strummed or picked, the Greek had it for you Saturday night. Opening up the evening was Canadian guitarist Galen Weston delivering material from…