Jazz Funk Soul ‘Forecast’ Album Preview
Jazz Funk Soul’s new and fourth recording, Forecast, is a shining example of their magnetic chemistry and inspired performances.
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Category: Jazz
John Coltrane ‘The Other Village Vanguard Tapes’ Album Review
The interaction of melody and rhythmic fire creates an irresistible pull, even though Coltrane and company scatter the melody far and wide.
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Maria Mendes ‘Saudade, Colour of Love’ Album Preview
The lush, velvety symphonic sound creates sparks when it meets the exhilarating interplay of Mendes’ brilliant quartet and the singer’s fervent vocals.
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Julia Hülsmann Quartet ‘The Next Door’ Album Preview
The Julia Hülsmann Quartet presents Julia’s unique pianistic voice in a varied program of almost exclusively original music.
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Django Reinhardt ‘Pêche à La Mouche’ Album Review
Pêche à La Mouche features an impossibly gifted technical player playing his most mature music.
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Jenny Scheinman ‘The Littlest Prisoner’ Album Review
Back in 2014 the jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman released yet one more album of genre-hopping vocal brilliance.
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Joe McCarthy’s Big Band ‘The Pan American Nutcracker Suite’ Album Preview
The Pan American Nutcracker Suite confirms Joe McCarthy’s vision: reinventing the past for the present, transporting the listener beyond.
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Alex Acuña ‘Gifts’ Album Preview
This eminent drummer’s gifted and versatile crew runs the stylistic gamut from funk to fusion, soul-jazz, ambient, Latin and Brazilian flavored jazz.
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Ben Sidran ‘Swing State’ Album Review
Ben Sidran’s first all-instrumental record is his finest in years, completely removing him from the long shadow of Mose Allison.
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