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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

by Raul da Gama The title of this disc – A Gathering Foretold – by Daniel Dickinson makes it sound like something which could have…

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…