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…
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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…
Toni Jannotta | My Little Heart, Ruthie
by Jeff Becker Children are our most precious and important assets for the future of any society. Teaching them, nurturing them and most of all…
Joe Mongelli | WashAshore
by Stamish Malcuss A fixture in the New England area jazz scene for some time, trumpeter, and flugelhornist Joe Mongelli builds upon his creative arranging…
Bryant, Fabian | Marsalis, Do For You?
by Jeff Becker Saxophonist, arranger, and vocalist Lance Bryant originally hails from Markham, Illinois, but resides in the New York/New Jersey area. He received his…
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…
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…