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 […]
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 […]
by R.G. The tradition of what Melodic Interest creates on Looking Forward is an exploration in a colorful, rather artistic manner; where we the listener find something unusual; even new, as it leans rather heavily […]
By Sylvannia Garutch Saxophonist, composer, and educator María Grand was born in Switzerland, upon her moving to New York in 2011, she quickly became the protégée of legendary musicians such as: Billy Harper, and Antoine […]
by Roland Freerier For You, what else would you expect from an artist that their entire career has been about creating music for pure enjoyment, for entire delight and simply has done so for countless […]
by Nolan DeBuke Quantum trio has magically created a sound that takes the best qualities from: classical music, jazz, avant-garde, and the singable melodies of pop, to form their own unique style. The three musicians […]
by Jon Ward The University of Central Florida’s Flying Horse Big Band has just released their eighth album on Flying Horse Records entitled, Big Man On Campus. Directed by saxophonist, composer and arranger Jeff Rupert, […]
by Jon Ward A debut offering with a line-up that features players like; Christian Sands, Michael Dease, Ulysses Owens, Jr., certainly will make you take a second look, but even with this stellar backing cast […]
by Nolan DeBuke Chicago based trumpeter Jamie Branch is a product of the fertile Chicago jazz scene, as an apt composer and trumpet player Branch is the best of what the city has to offer, […]
by Jon Ward Gospel, roots trio The Como Mamas, is a Mississippi based group that digs deep into their delta roots. The trio of heavenly voices is Ester Mae Wilbourn, Della Daniels, and Angela Taylor. […]
The Jazz Word 2021
