Bria Skonberg | Nothing Never Happens
by Jeff Becker Nothing Never Happens is Bria Skonberg’s latest endeavor that showcases her working band of recent years. Joined by pianist Mathis Picard, bassist…
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Mad Love | ISH
by Jeff Becker Mad Love is the genius creation of pianist and vocalist Kathleen Hollingsworth. Her creativity with lyrics and exciting melodies is the crux…
Steve Howe Trio | New Frontier
by Jeff Becker The Steve Howe Trio is an English jazz trio led by YES guitarist Steve Howe. Howe formed the band in 2007 with…
FIVE PLAY | Live From The Firehouse Stage
by Jeff Becker DIVA Jazz is known for excellence, led by drummer Sherrie Maricle the mothership is the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, with offshoots of 3…
Nancy Goudinaki | Ariadne’s Lullaby
by Stamish Malcuss Is it classical, it is pop, is it jazz, or is it simply all of these things rolled into one? Or none…
Rich Willey’s Boptism Big Band | Down & Dirty
by Jeff Becker Rich Willey originally hails from Florida. His career took the performance route first with an active performance schedule in Philadelphia and New…
Casey Abrams | Jazz
by Jeff Becker Casey Abrams was born in Idyllwild, California. Abrams finished in sixth place in the tenth season of American Idol, five weeks after…
June Bisantz and Alex Nakhimovsky | Love’s Tango
by Stamish Malcuss The collaboration of June Bisantz and Alex Nakhimovsky melds together two magnificently creative souls into a distinctly Latin tinged album titled Love’s…
URNA and Kroke: Ser
by Jeff Becker URNA Chahar-Tugchi has been rigorously performing and winning hearts and minds across the globe, but her long anticipated album is finally a…
Norah Jones | Begin Again
by Stamish Malcuss Norah Jones seemingly came out of nowhere in 2002 with Come Away With Me, her downhome appeal was an instantaneous hit with…