Jazz
Joe Mongelli, WashAshore
by Sylvannia Garutch Joe Mongelli is a trumpet/flugelhorn player based in the Cape Cod area. He leads a group of regularly gigging and swinging musicians he calls The Cape Jazz Crew. The Crew consist of: […]
Year: 2017
Jazz
Larry Ham/Wood Witt, Presence
by Sylvannia Garutch Presence is a new album that features Woody Witt, a Houston based tenor-saxophonist and educator, with the Larry Ham Trio (comprised of pianist Ham, bassist Lee Hudson and drummer Tom Melito). Witt […]
Crossover Jazz
Lizz Wright, Grace
by Micha Bellini Lizz Wright is back with a new album called Grace. Continuing with her theme of presenting music that reflects her past and present state of consciousness, Wright has reworked well-known songs that […]
Jazz
Vijay Iyer, Far From Over
by Sylvannia Garutch Pianist Vijay Iyer is back with an album featuring a sextet lineup that emanates creative and diverse writing titled, Far From Over on ECM records, produced by Manfred Eicher. Iyer is known […]
Jazz
3Divas, 3 Divas
by Roland Freerier Introducing the newest addition to the DIVA family of bands: 3Divas! This super-swingin’ powerhouse trio plays original, traditional, and contemporary standards from all genres of music, with their own unique style, innovative […]
Jazz
Toni Jannotta, My Little Heart, Ruthie
By Sylvannia Garutch Toni Jannotta is a dancer, actress, songwriter, vocalist and she has performed in children’s theater, sang in musical theater, and in jazz clubs, including releasing three jazz albums . Her latest project […]
Jazz
Hudson, Hudson
by Sylvannia Garutch Drummer Jack DeJohnette has been smacking brass and skin with a jazz beat for eight decades. Always searching for something new, DeJohnette has created yet another group: the collaborative ensemble he calls, […]
Jazz
Peter Bernstein, Signs LIVE!
by Sylvannia Garutch Twenty years after guitarist Peter Bernstein released his album Signs of Life with the backing quartet of pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, Signs LIVE! on Smoke Sessions […]
World
Michael Hurdle and Paul Anderson, Highlands & Houston
by Ferell Aubre American guitar player Michael Hurdle and Scottish fiddle player Paul Anderson keep their Celtic-meets-Texas synergy simple yet effective on their debut album together, Highlands & Houston. The eleven tracks on the CD […]
Fusioneers
Adam Rogers, DICE
by Sylvannia Garutch What would a jazz guitar player sound like if he/she was born and raised in the jazz capital of the world, New York City? Would access to world class teachers, players, concerts […]