Christos Rafalides, a relative newcomer on the New York jazz scene with his own Manhattan Vibes group, fits right into the groove being established by Khaeon World Music. S…
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Justin Time producer Jean-Pierre Leduc found the right words to describe without exaggeration Billy Bang's Vietnam: The Aftermath: "the record of his life." For list…
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I was shocked when I learned that Nick Brignola had passed away on February 8 from an extended struggle against cancer. For, I had just received his most recent--and now hi…
It's not as if the musicians of the mysteriously named AntFarm Quartet just showed up in the studio one day to record their first CD. All of them live in the Philadelphia-D…
19 May
The Bassist by Richard Davis
The center photograph of Richard Davis inside the liner notes tells it all: It makes him appear as if he’s meditating while his fingers lie on the strings. The bass, obviou…