Joe Lovano | Us Five, ‘Bird Songs’ Album Review
Joe Lovano’s lifelong devotion to the music of Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker resulted in the release of one of the best jazz albums of recent years.
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Category: Jazz
Essentials: Gil Scott-Heron ‘The Revolution Begins – The Flying Dutchman Masters’ Album Review
Every hip-hop artist should be listening to ‘The Revolution Begins’. It sets the bar far higher than any current performer dares to reach.
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The Bad Plus ‘The Rite of Spring’ Album Review
This is a recording of exceptional merit that hits the jazz and classical scenes with all of the impact of its original notorious performance.
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Essentials: The Ebene Quartet ‘Fiction’ Album Review
The Ebene Quartet proves decisively that they can let loose and with ‘ Fiction’ they created an irresistibly seductive listening experience.
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Melody Gardot ‘Currency of Man’ Album Review
What distinguishes Melody Gardot’s ‘Currency of Man’ from her earlier outings is the beauty and power of the arrangements.
Read moreChris Botti in Concert, Vancouver, BC
Trumpeter Chris Botti trumps all young jazz instrumentalists on record and on stage at the Orpheum Theatre.
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‘Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker’ Book Review
Celebrating Bird is a beautifully written book, and in this carefully updated version, it is a scintillating, moving tribute.
Read moreChris Botti Vancouver Concert Review
Chris Botti wowed the crowd as well as the orchestra in delivering one of the best concerts heard in Vancouver this year.
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George Benson ‘Guitar Man’ Album Review
With his new release, ‘Guitar Man’, George Benson has found once again the formula that produced ‘Breezin’, the biggest-selling jazz album in history.
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