Vocal Jazz
Sylvia Bennett, For You
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 […]
Vocal Jazz
Crossover Jazz
The Como Mamas, Move Upstairs
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. […]
Latin
Daymé Arocena, Cubafonía
by Ferell Aubre Since Celina Gonzalez, no singer has been hailed the ‘Queen of Cuban music’. She’s a follower of the Afro-Cuban Santería faith, and her best material echoes the African-influenced religious chanting she has […]
Avant
Pat Battstone and Antonella Chionna, The Voice of Robert Desnos
by Sylvannia Garutch Our modern society has a history of poetry and song, since the first poems were recited to music played on the lyre, this is where the word “lyric” originates. However, today there […]
Jazz
Jan Kus, Faith
by Sylvannia Garutch At a young age saxophonist Jan Kus was a promising saxophonist, a scholarship from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture to study at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, studies which included tours […]
Crossover Jazz
Kevin Bachelder and Jason Lee Bruns, Cherry Avenue
by Micha Bellini Cherry Avenue, features a joint venture between singer Kevin Bachelder and drummer Jason Lee Bruns. This is an exceptional collaboration focusing on the two most important elements of music, melody (Bachelder) and […]