Pete Mills, This Is Now Review
Pete Mills, This Is Now Review by Stamish Malcuss Listening to Pete Mills’ This Is Now, one finds themself drawn to the sense that the…
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Lis Wessberg featuring Veronika Rud, In the Wake of Blue Review
Lis Wessberg featuring Veronika Rud, In the Wake of Blue Review by Stamish Malcuss Across In the Wake of Blue, Veronika Rud’s warm engaging phrasing…
Julian Lage, Scenes from Above Review
Julian Lage, Scenes from Above Review By Stamish Malcus Julian Lage’s Blue Note period has steadily moved toward greater openness and trust: trust in melody,…
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 Review
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 Review By Stamish Malcuss The standard live jazz performance often follows a hierarchical structure. The…
Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Auga Con Gas Review
Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Auga Con Gas Review By Jeff Becker On Agua Con Gas, Dave Schumacher delivers a nine-song set in which Afro-Cuban rhythm…
John Pizzarelli, Dear Mr. Bennett Review
John Pizzarelli, Dear Mr. Bennett Review by Jeff Becker John Pizzarelli’s Dear Mr. Bennett carries the warmth of a personal and musical inheritance. Drawing from…
Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, In the Brass Palace Review
Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, In the Brass Palace Review by Jeff Becker Within In the Brass Palace, Kurt Elling and the WDR Big…
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra & Sean Irvine, Forgotten Stories Suite Review
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra & Sean Irvine, Forgotten Stories Suite Review by Icrom Bigrad Forgotten Stories Suite, the ninth release from the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, is…
Ron Wilkins & Rebecca Patterson, The Vigil and The Sleeping Giant Review
Ron Wilkins & Rebecca Patterson, The Vigil and The Sleeping Giant Review by Stamish Malcuss Ron Wilkins and Rebecca Patterson’s The Vigil and The Sleeping…
Alex Sipiagin, Live at Smalls Review
Alex Sipiagin, Live at Smalls Review By Icrom Bigrad From the first trumpet tone by Alex Sipiagin at Smalls, Live at Smalls situates itself as…