Carter Calvert | Its a Man’s World
by Jeff Becker Carter Calvert is a bonafide vocalist – I say vocalist vs. jazz singer because there is pretty much nothing Calvert cannot sing. …
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Chris Ziemba, Manhattan Lullaby
by Jeff Becker The winner of the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, pianist and composer Chris Ziemba is becoming an active presence on the New…
Brian Bromberg, Full Circle
by Jeff Becker Brian Bromberg’s latest CD, Full Circle, is fittingly titled. The long-time and well-received bass player has been virtually absent from the public…
Kristine Mills, BOSSAtoo
by Jeff Becker Brazilian songwriter and vocalist Kristine Mills is at it again, her follow up to Bossanovafied released in 2009 is finally here, and…
Katie Bull | All Hot Bodies Radiate
by Jeff Becker Katie Bull’s new album, The Katie Bull Group Project, All Hot Bodies Radiate feels like the Tori Amos of jazz. Bull born…
Glen Ackerman, Glenious Alien Landscape
by Jeff Becker Five DELIGHTFUL Stars! Glen Ackerman composer, arranger, electric and double bassist’s latest release, Glenious Alien Landscape, on Blue Bamboo Music, reveals the…
Bachelder and Bruns, Cherry Avenue
by Jeff Becker Newport Beach vocalist Kevin Bachelder possess a soft focused tenor voice that is able to convey numerous emotions and convincing melodies from…
Beat Funktion, Mandy’s Secret
by Jeff Becker I am on a bit of Swedish tear it seems, with two reviews in one week from Swedish groups, entirely different from…
GuitCussion, Blue Congo
by Jeff Becker Best described as fusion or maybe free jazz, with heavy metal propensities prowling in the background, that present themselves in quick running…
Peter Liu | Bamboo Groove
by Jeff Becker Peter Liu though new on the vocal jazz scene, has a unique sensibility to swing. Backed by veteran pianist Peter Hum, bassist…