Various Jazz Styles - CD Reviews (260)
Veteran Connecticut-based music critic, Ed Jennings, reviews From Where I Stand, A Diverse Musical Journey from Santana’s Supernatural Trumpeter, Bill Ortiz"Bill Ortiz’s de…
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It’s not just another Weather Report tribute. Here, original co-founder and bassist, Miroslav Vitous fronts an all-acoustic ensemble while revisiting the original concep…
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Sardinian progressive-jazz saxophonist Enzo Favata may not be a familiar name on these American shores, but he’s consistently offered quality work spanning a few decades…
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Bill Ortiz’s debut CD, From Where I Stand is positioned as "An amazing mix of Neo-Soul, R&B and Nu-Jazz, from the trumpet player of Santana."Listeners are in for a uniqu…
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Guitarist extraordinaire Tim Spark fuses a vibrant spin on traditional klezmer music set down by the once heralded "King of the klezmer clarinet" Naftule Brandwein, who …
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A PhD jazz educator, Australia reared woodwind artist and composer, Jacam Manricks calls New York City home. On this 2009 release, he employees a superior quintet and 40…
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Beware of unintended consequences. Or, in the case of Mark Isaacs, be grateful for them. The Australian jazz pianist had recorded various trio albums, which included Austra…
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Active within New York City’s fertile progressive jazz scene, guitarist Will Sellenraad’s third album featuring his venerable band-mates, imparts a cool, sleek, and guts…
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Changes in the Wind is the first album as a leader for Boston Jazz veteran Brian McCree. This is an album full of swinging and soulful music. The musicians on Chan…
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Sometimes a creative notion take a long, frustrating and winding path to completion, but sometimes the end result turns out to be even better than originally anticipated…
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Changes in the Wind is the first album as a leader for Boston Jazz veteran Brian McCree. This is an album full of swinging and soulful music. The musicians on Changes in th…
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Talking House Records has issued three volumes of new material under the moniker Blueprints of Jazz, by artists who have made a huge impact, either as first-call ses…
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Mosaic’s stated goal is to create an original voice, performing in a range of styles; to be unique and experimental yet to remain accessible. In its first CD, Unsaid, Un…
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Nocturne for Ava is a beautifully conceived and executed album. It adheres to guitarist Bob Sneider and vibraphonist Joe Locke’s idea of thematically producing a tri…
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I first became aware of trombonist Samuel Blaser with the advent of his superfine, progressive-jazz date "7th Heaven for the Germany-based, "Between The Lines" record label…
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This quartet’s debut release follows two previous releases of Frazier’s and Wallace’s (Colton Frazier/Rob Wallace Duo.) The music is a unique mixture of jazz, classical,…
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Tim Hagans - See you again Tim Hagans (trumpet), Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (bass), Jochen Ruckert (drums) Tim trumpet playing is powerful and intense, a cascad…
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So when does a prodigy cross over to fulfill youthful promise and contribute to the progress of an art form? At what point did the precocious, classically trained Herbie Ha…
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One of this reviewer’s joys: A new CD comes in featuring a relative unknown and-from the first listen-I'm elated as to how good it is. Such is Eli Yamin’s You Can’t Buy …
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Christian Howes’ story is certainly inspirational and gratifying, for it involves a comeback from severe adversity through natural talent and unstoppable perseverance, even…
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