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Emma Smith, Bitter Orange Review

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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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Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green

August 1, 2025 0
Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green The Art of Listening: Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green By Ferell Aubre Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green, on ECM records, is an expression in trio subtlety and musical conversation. Marking [...]
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Kieran Brown, Loving You Review

July 31, 2025 0
Kieran Brown, Loving You Review Where Voice Meets Vision: Kieran Brown’s Cohesive Loving You By Sylvannia Garutch Kieran Brown’s Loving You is a program that is a showcase of collaborative musicianship, intelligent arranging, and the [...]

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Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green

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Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green The Art of Listening: Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green By Ferell Aubre Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green, on ECM records, is an expression in trio subtlety and musical conversation. Marking […]

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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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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. [...]

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Herlin Riley, Perpetual Optimism

May 7, 2019 0

by Sylvannia Garutch Herlin Riley was born where jazz has its deepest roots. A native of New Orleans, Riley became a burgeoning drummer at the age of three.  Though trumpet became his primary instrument in […]

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Marbin, Fernweh Review

August 5, 2021 0

Marbin, Fernweh Review By Sylvannia Garutch Marbin is back with their twelfth album titled Fernweh, a German word for wanderlust that means specifically to be homesick for a place you have never been. The album, which […]

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Joey Alexander, Continuance Review

November 15, 2023 0

Joey Alexander, Continuance Review Continuance: Joey Alexander’s Ode to Jazz’s Ever-Evolving Tale By Nolan DeBuke Joey Alexander’s Continuance shows his exceptional talent as a jazz pianist and composer, marking a significant milestone in his already illustrious career. At […]

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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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Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green

August 1, 2025 0

Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green The Art of Listening: Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green By Ferell Aubre Fred Hersch’s The Surrounding Green, on ECM records, is an expression in trio subtlety and musical conversation. Marking […]

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