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Tigran Hamasyan, StandArt Review

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May 3, 2022 0

Tigran Hamasyan, StandArt Review by Ferell Aubre Tigran Hamasyan is releasing StandArt on Nonesuch Records. This album marks the pianist and composer’s first album of American standards and comprises songs from the 1920s through the 1950s by [...]

Jon Balke, Siwan – Hafla Review

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April 26, 2022 0

Jon Balke, Siwan – Hafla Review by Ferell Aubre Norwegian pianist Jon Balke is back with his latest ECM Records release called Siwan – Hafla. This is the third album from the Norwegian keyboardist-composer-arranger’s ensemble Siwan, [...]

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Scott Silbert, Introducing the Scott Silbert Big Band: Jump Children Review

April 11, 2022 0

Scott Silbert, Introducing the Scott Silbert Big Band: Jump Children Review by: Staten Lemee Scott Silbert is a multiple woodwind player and arranger that was the chief arranger for the United States Navy Band until [...]

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Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart, Perpetual Pendulum Review

March 30, 2022 0

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart, Perpetual Pendulum Review by Nolan DeBuke Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart have joined together and are releasing their Smoke Sessions Records debut called Perpetual Pendulum. Organist Larry [...]

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Marquis Hill, New Gospel Revisited Review

March 21, 2022 0

Marquis Hill, New Gospel Revisited Review by: Ferell Aubre Trumpeter Marquis Hill has released New Gospel Revisited on Edition Records, a live recording that and reinterprets his debut 2012 album New Gospel. The line-up for the recording is [...]

Dan Costa, Live in California Review

October 30, 2020 0

Dan Costa, Live in California Review by Roland Freerier Pianist Dan Costa has released his third album Live in California recorded at Kuumbwa Jazz, in Santa Cruz, CA. Costa is based in Europe, this performance [...]
Steve Khan, Patchwork Review

September 9, 2020 0

Steve Khan, Patchwork Review by Nolan DeBuke There is a saying among players “a musicians’ musician.” In essence, this is the player most respected by his or her peers. One such player comes to [...]
Alexa Tarantino, Clarity Review

August 14, 2020 0

Alexa Tarantino, Clarity Review by Ferell Aubre Alexa Tarantino is a composer, soprano and alto saxophonist, and flute and alto flute player on the Posi-Tone Records label. She is releasing her second album on the [...]
Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra, Puertos: Music from International Waters

December 4, 2019 0

by Nolan DeBuke Argentina, born Emilio Solla, is not a new name on the scene. Still, he is one that has continued to advance every opportunity of composing and playing with a broad swath of [...]