Contemporary Jazz - CD Reviews (1790)
Pianist and composer Manuel Valera caught listeners’ attention in 2004 with the release of his debut, Forma Nueva. His star continues to rise with Melancolia,…
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Quinsin Nachoff’s Magic Numbers, is all that and quite a bit more, magical that is. A multi-textured work of musical artistry, blending different genres within …
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Winard Harper's newest recording Make It Happen, on Piadrum records is simply not for everyone. It is only for those who really love music, have a real taste fo…
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Chris Tarry is an electric bassist, a composer, an arranger, and he is the producer and leader on this first rate album, Sorry to be Strange. Chris Tarry need n…
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Guitarist and composer John Stein recorded Concerto Internacional de Jazz in a studio in Sao Paulo midway through a Brazilian tour in 2005. Stein’s sixth album is…
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Innovative, original, powerful, energetic. If these are things you look for in a great jazz CD, then look no further, The Joel Moore Quartet is all that and more. Th…
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Contemporary jazz is Here, the premier album by Canadian drummer Ernesto Cervini is an excellent first effort. Mr. Cervini has composed all of the songs; he is sh…
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We have all heard the old adage, "if walls could only talk.... " Perhaps in music they do! Almost everyone has heard the classic Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven," or at…
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Using the word "great" to describe the Rick Parker Collective’s new release Finding Space is akin to using the word "beautiful" to describe a perfect rose - it’s …
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Urban Jazz Coalition (UJC), an incredible ensemble of seven top-notch musicians out of Columbus, Ohio and their latest CD, Down To Get Up is some of the hottest c…
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The legacy of R&B crooner Luther Vandross lives on, thanks to some of his jazz friends who captured his eclectic, moving music via vocal and instrumental compilations. S…
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Samo Salamon’s Two Hours is a very unique album. His combo produces very modern sounding music. At times the quartet of Salamon on guitar, Tony Malaby on tenor sa…
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Rosetta, the title of bassist Stephan Crump’s third self-produced CD as a leader, conjures up a bunch of disparate images; the Rosetta Stone, the title of Jean…
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This is Peg Delaney’s third album and it showcases not only her sophisticated piano playing, but also more of her groove-driven compositions. The album is composed on al…
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The new CD, A Lot Of Love, Live! by Reggie Washington is jazz therapy for your soul. A hard-bop foundation with a funk groove that flows smoothly from start to …
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From 215 Records comes another great smooth jazz performance, this time from bassist Michael Manson. Manson’s Just Feelin’ It much like Alan Hewitt’s Metropoli…
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Craig McIver enters through the big door on the leader’s scene with a notorious departure, A Horse of a Different Rhythm. Inspired drummer and composer McIver’…
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At a point in one’s life when you had listened to blessed and inspired brass instrumentalists, the fact is, to listen to an alias (unknown to me until now) --- an awesom…
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Ten years of cooperation and sharing stages with Ray Charles leads to an accurate string sound, high fingering skills, the ability to navigate from blues, funk, fusion, …
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A big welcome to the Itamar Erez & The Adama Ensemble’s! They burn brisk, tuneful and freshly blend distinct jazz styles coupled with improvisational spaces. This projec…
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