Elsa Nilsson and Jon Cowherd | After Us
by Jeff Becker Elsa Nilsson is a Swedish-American flutist who approaches music with a spirit of inclusiveness. That approach has included a collaboration since 2014…
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Dan Moretti | Invoke
by Jeff Becker I had the sincere pleasure of reviewing Moretti’s project, Ramm/Moretti/Cunliffe, Foundations back in 2009. It was clear then as it still is…
John Fedchock | Reminiscence
by Jeff Becker Trombonist John Fedchock hails originally from Cleveland, Ohio. An area known for producing thoughtful and schooled jazz musicians. Fedchock began his formal…
Jared Gold | Reemergence
by Stamish Malcuss Jared Gold is an American Hammond B-3 jazz organist, who attended William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. In 1988 he won…
Cyrus Chestnut | Kaleidoscope
by Icrom Bigrad Cyrus Chestnut is back with new album that features arrangements of eight compositions by classical pianists W.A. Mozart, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel…
Buster Williams | Audacity
by Icrom Bigrad Charles Anthony “Buster” Williams is a Grammy-nominated bassist, composer and arranger that has been holding the bass function down with character and…
Mark Gross | +Strings
by Stamish Malcuss Mark Gross is an alto saxophonist that grew-up on gospel music at Baltimore’s Mt. Zion C.O.G.I.C., where Mark’s father was the Pastor….
Andreas Varady | The Quest
by Icrom Bigrad Guitarist Andreas Varady was discovered by the legendary producer Quincy Jones at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2012 when the guitarist was…
Eyal Vilner Big Band | Hanukkah
by Jeff Becker Vilner cited Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker suite as an inspiration for the album Hanukkah. Vilner liked how Ellington offered a new way to…
Vincent Herring | Hard Times
by Jeff Becker Saxophonist Vincent Herring is back with his third release for Smoke Sessions Records, a musical tonic to help calm the turbulence of…