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Aubrey Johnson, The Lively Air Review

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April 11, 2026 0

Aubrey Johnson, The Lively Air Review Aubrey Johnson’s The Lively Air – A Composer’s Arrival by Sylvannia Garutch If Aubrey Johnson’s 2020 debut Unraveled felt like a promise interrupted by the sudden silence of the pandemic, her [...]

The Scott Silbert Quartet, Dream Dancing: Celebrating Zoot Sims at 100 Review

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April 11, 2026 0

The Scott Silbert Quartet, Dream Dancing: Celebrating Zoot Sims at 100 Review In the Space Between the Quarter Notes: Scott Silbert’s Dream Dancing By Nolan DeBuke The Scott Silbert Quartet’s Dream Dancing is a lineage-specific [...]

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Alex Sipiagin, Live at Smalls Review

March 28, 2026 0

Alex Sipiagin, Live at Smalls Review Alex Sipiagin: Form Creates Live at Smalls by Nolan DeBuke Alex Sipiagin’s Live at Smalls documents a working quintet of Seamus Blake (tenor saxophone), David Kikoski (piano), Boris Kozlov [...]

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Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream Review

March 19, 2026 0

Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream Review Randy Napoleon, Waking Dream: The Music of Gregg Hill and Randy Napoleon by Ferell Aubre On Waking Dream: The Music of Gregg Hill and Randy Napoleon, five distinct guitar voices [...]

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Pat Metheny, Side-Eye III+ Review

February 28, 2026 0

Pat Metheny, Side-Eye III+ Review Pat Metheny’s Architecture on Side-Eye III+: Compositional And Improvisational Continuity by Nolan DeBuke The governing logic of Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye III+ is compositional continuity. Across eight Metheny originals, written melody [...]

Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review

January 16, 2026 2

Dan Moretti & Brazilia, Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter Review Where Groove Meets Legacy: Dan Moretti & Brazilia Honor Wayne Shorter Live by Nolan DeBuke Dan Moretti & Brazilia brings us a homage [...]
Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review

January 2, 2026 0

Heather McKay, Life Got In The Way Review Heather McKay: Being Productive When Life Got In The Way By Sylvannia Garutch Heather McKay’s album arrives with an aura of being created patiently, carrying the weight [...]
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 [...]

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