Coming to America, the members of the Lemon Juice Quartet didn’t so much assimilate into the pre-existing jazz scene they found when they began studying at Berklee School o…
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There are certain times in people’s lives when the stars are in perfect alignment, and one of those times for Kansas City musicians was the 1990’s, which marked a renaissan…
Chances are, you may not have heard of Steve Herberman. But you should. For Herberman, on his debut CD, shows a technical proficiency and feeling for the music that one wou…
22 Jun
Mantis by Eric Truffaz
It would be easy to caricaturize Erik Truffaz as another branch of the tree of Miles Davis. Truffaz’ involvement with silence as a component of sound, his experimentation w…
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Sometimes the roundabout route is the most direct path to recording success. In Tony Vacca's case, he started out in New Jersey, where he played in the family's band. Then …