Between 1995 and 1998, in his time as a faculty member at Chicago's DePaul University, composer George Flynn wrote one work each to spotlight the school's three major en…
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12 Feb
White Rocket by White Rocket
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Published in Free Jazz / Avante Garde - CD Reviews
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In 2005, an American and two Irishmen met at an artistic retreat in Canada. Out of that fortuitous meeting came this eclectic trio, White Rocket. The aspect of White Roc…
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03 Jan
Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans by Eliane Elias
Thursday, 03 January 2008
Published in Straight-Ahead / Classic - CD Reviews
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From the days of Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole, jazz musicians who could also warble a tune have found their instrumental prowess overshadowed by their singing. Pianist…
The slow but steady rise of male singers on the jazz scene today can be traced not to Sinatra or Bennett, but to Harry Connick Jr. He's been the benchmark of the modern gen…
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07 May
At Last by Lauren White
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said. But it's not always artists doing the imitating. When a fresh sound hits the music scene, one can always expect …
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