Chris Potter
On his third ECM release, Christ Potter forays further into the creative well of himself and his sax, giving sway the imagistic and lyrical undertows of the Homer-inspired The Sirens … Read more
Posted in May, 2017
Alvin Ailey Dance to Celebrate Ella, Dizzy
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Lincoln Center season begins June 14, and in light of the birth centennials for jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, Ailey is focusing on the music. … Read more
Hanneke Cassel
Looking at past titles such as My Joy or Many Happy Returns, you can already suspect that Hanneke Cassel’s songs lean towards brightness and positivity. It’s rare to see her … Read more
The Record Company
Photos by Lou Montesano When The Record Company released its debut album, Give It Back To You, in February 2016, the rock gods were pleased. Their first single, “Off The Ground,” … Read more
Kevin Eubanks
Since his 18-year tenure as the guitarist and music director of The Tonight Show Band, which ended in 2010, Philadelphia-born guitarist, composer Kevin Eubanks has been busy releasing projects and building an inventive … Read more
Laura Tate
Dallas-born and raised singer and actress Laura Tate called in top notch Los Angeles session musicians, for this, her fourth album. Tate has spent time in New York and Nashville … Read more
Paul Childers
Despite the provocative title, Paul Childers’ Naked Poetry provides a fairly unassuming debut, one that’s filled with unabashedly easy listening melodies akin to John Mayer’s earlier efforts… before Mayer found … Read more
Goodbye…Jimmy LaFave
Austin based singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave passed away in his home in Austin, TX, after battling cancer. Born in Wills Point, Texas, LaFave is often identified as being from Oklahoma because of … Read more
Peter Rowan
Well, this is a genuine surprise, though why anyone should be surprised by any change of musical direction from Peter Rowan is anyone’s guess in reality. For decades Rowan has … Read more
Los Straitjackets
The premise sounds intriguing: The much respected surf band and off-kilter instrumental ensemble Los Straitjackets offering up an entire album of Nick Lowe classics. And indeed, a cursory listen finds … Read more
