Harold Little | Akoben
by Jeff Becker A D.C. native, with a big warm focused sound and impeccable rhythm to his credit, composer and trumpeter Harold Little reaches deep…
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Daniel Dickinson | A Gathering Foretold
by Raul da Gama The title of this disc – A Gathering Foretold – by Daniel Dickinson makes it sound like something which could have…
Mark Masters Ensemble | Blue Skylight
by Jeff Becker Mark Masters is certainly not a new name in the jazz idiom, but one that seems to simmer below the surface, for…
Alex Weitz | Luma
by: Stamish Malcuss In the sea of tenor saxophonists, a refreshing new voice is emerging it is that of a recent graduate of the Frost…
Misha Mullov-Abbado | Cross-Platform Interchange
by Jeff Becker The son of the Italian classical conductor Claudio Abbado and Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova, it was only inevitable that bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado…
Larry Corban | Corban Nation
by Raul da Gama There are, principally two kinds of electric guitarists who are likely to be encountered in a survey of the music scene…
Nicole Saphos | Tiptoe
by Raul da Gama One of the most enduring photographs in Jazz will forever be the sight of the great trombonist Melba Liston on stage,…
Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet | King Of Xhosa
by Stamish Malcuss It is always uplifting when a musician truly pays homage to the authenticity of history, and in keeping with a languages origin,…
Rik Wright’s Fundamental Forces | Subtle Energy
by Raul da Gama In the fast-flowing torrents of contemporary music, it isn’t often that a musician – especially a guitarist – is brawny enough…
Christer Fredriksen | Vit
by Stamish Malcuss Norwegian guitarist Christer Fredriksen’s new album Vit finds him creating a continued unique sound is his next-in-line of an ever-growing discography. This…