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Kenny Wheeler Legacy, Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores Review

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August 26, 2025 0

Kenny Wheeler Legacy, Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores Review Elegance and Edge: Rediscovering Kenny Wheeler’s Some Days Are Better by Ferell Aubre Kenny Wheeler’s music has always carried a touch of mystery with [...]

Alexa Tarantino, The Roar and the Whisper Review

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August 26, 2025 0

Alexa Tarantino, The Roar and the Whisper Review The Roar and the Whisper: Alexa Tarantino’s exploration of Contrast and Cohesion By Nolan DeBuke Alexa Tarantino has long been admired as a saxophonist, flutist, composer, teacher, [...]

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Royce Campbell and the Vosbein Magee Big Band, Vagabond Review

August 26, 2025 0

Royce Campbell and the Vosbein Magee Big Band, Vagabond Review Royce Campbell’s Vagabond: A Guitarist’s Voice in Flight with Big Band Fire By Nolan DeBuke Royce Campbell is no journeyman guitarist as he’s the rare [...]

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Emma Smith, Bitter Orange Review

August 14, 2025 0

Emma Smith, Bitter Orange Review Bitter Orange: Emma Smith’s Swing, Soul, and Subtle Fire By Sylvannia Garutch Bitter Orange is Emma Smith’s debut for American jazz audiences and a confident artistic statement from a vocalist [...]

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The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone Review

June 21, 2025 0

The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone Review The Beveled Edges: Genre-Fluid Music Across Borders and Emotions By Sylvannia Garutch The debut album by The Beveled Edges, I Guess We’re Not Alone, is the [...]
Masha Campagne, Alegre Menina Review

May 30, 2025 0

Masha Campagne, Alegre Menina Review Masha Campagne: Today’s Brazilian Jazz with Alegre Menina By Sylvannia Garutch In Alegre Menina, vocalist Masha Campagne crafts a luminous musical journey that bridges continents, cultures, and idioms as she [...]
Renee Rosnes, Crossing Paths Review

May 22, 2025 0

Renee Rosnes, Crossing Paths Review The Rhythms of Connection: Crossing Paths with Renee Rosnes By Sylvannia Garutch In Crossing Paths, pianist-composer Renee Rosnes crafts a tribute to Brazilian music that is imaginative and performed by [...]
Neff Irizarry, Cambio Review

May 9, 2025 0

Neff Irizarry, Cambio Review Latin Jazz Guitar Bridges and Cadence: Neff Irizarry’s Cambio By Ferell Aubre Neff Irizarry’s Cambio (Change) is an album that flows in Latin jazz performance and rhythmic, harmonic, and textural explorations. [...]