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Enrique Haneine, Unlayered Review

Jazz

July 23, 2020 0

Enrique Haneine, Unlayered Review by Nolan DeBuke In 2016 we had the pleasure of reviewing drummer and pianist Enrique Haneine’s album Instants of Time. In 2020, the release of his latest offering, Unlayered, Haneine, has composed [...]

James Fernando, The Lonely Sailor Review

Chamber Jazz

July 10, 2020 0

James Fernando, The Lonely Sailor Review by Nolan DeBuke James Fernando is a youthful pianist who leans towards the jazz idiom, but his leanings are firmly held in a third-stream fashioning. Very studied and erudite, [...]

Crossover Jazz

GoGo Penguin Review

June 18, 2020 0

GoGo Penguin Review by Ferell Aubre GoGo Penguin is a Manchester-based leftfield piano trio comprised of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner. Their music is a mix of jazz with rock, minimalism, [...]

Jazz

Troy Roberts, Stuff I Heard Review

June 11, 2020 0

Troy Roberts, Stuff I Heard Review by Sylvannia Garuch Saxophonist Troy Roberts has been quickly garnering fans across the globe with his robust and fiery style. His versatility is a cornerstone trait of his playing. [...]

Vocal Jazz

Chanda Rule + Sweet Emma Band, Hold On Review

May 27, 2020 0

Chanda Rule + Sweet Emma Band, Hold On Review by Ferell Aubre Chanda Rule is a vocalist, published writer, and storyteller that uses her music for community building and communal healing. Her stories combine original [...]

Jim Robitaille, Space Cycles Review by Sylvannia Garutch Jim Robitaille is a guitarist and award-winning composer. He has performed and or recorded and shared the bill with Dave Liebman, Karl Berger, Bob Moses, Joe Beck, […]

Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion, Eleven

October 18, 2019 0

by Ferell Aubre Mike Stern and Jeff Lorber join forces on a powerfully conceived new album titled Eleven. Though crossing paths when Stern was a part of Miles Davis’ group in the early ‘80s. Lorber [...]
Robert Jospé, Just Lookin’

July 20, 2019 1

by Sylvannia Garutch Robert Jospé is a veteran drummer and percussionist who currently resides in the state of Virginia. He has seven CDs in his discography and is the leader of the Robert Jospé Trio, [...]
Gary Dean Smith, Awakening

May 11, 2019 0

by Ferell Aubre Gary Dean Smith might be a new name in contemporary jazz, but he certainly has been creating music for years. Born in Los Angeles but raised in the south, Gary Dean Smith’s [...]
Chris Potter, Circuits

February 23, 2019 0

by Sylvannia Garutch Chris Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family soon moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he spent his seminal years. Potter showed an early interest in a wide variety of [...]