BIGYUKI | Reaching For Chiron
by Stamish Malcuss Keyboardist and songwriter BIGYUKI is continuing his transformation of creative music using digital devices with his debut album Reaching For Chiron. The…
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Sylvia Bennett | Baby It’s Cold Outside
by Jeff Becker A timeless tune that just keeps on giving. Right when you think you can’t hear one more version of “Baby It’s Cold…
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…
Malija | Instinct
by Stamish Malcuss The players comprising the trio Malija are: Mark Lockheart, soprano and tenor saxophones; Jasper Høiby, double bass; and Liam Noble, piano. A…
Carolyn Lee Jones | In a Long White Room
by Jeff Becker Have you met miss Jones? Now that is an introduction, of introductions. Thankfully, I now have the pleasure with In a Long…
RK Dawkins | Journey
by Icrom Bigrad Multi-instrumentalist RK Dawkins releases his first effort as an artist, Journey. The album has old school jazz and funk influences from the…
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…
Woody Witt & Larry Ham | Presence
by Jeff Becker Sometimes the hardest working musicians in the business get lost in the shuffle of what’s new; not this time. Pianist Larry Ham,…
Bill Charlap Trio | Uptown Downtown
by Jeff Becker Pianist, Bill Charlap has performed with many leading artists in jazz, ranging from Phil Woods and Tony Bennett to Gerry Mulligan and…