As with the first two albums, Capitol/UMe is issuing the 50th anniversary of The Band’s classic third album, Stage Fright, with a suite of newly remixed, remastered, and expanded 50th Anniversary
Okay, this writer gravitates toward any recording where Steve Dawson is at the helm producing and/or playing. And one of those such projects was his work with Canadian Dr. Kat
Many musicians in their eighties pare back their activities but this is not the case with the irrepressible progressive Black music icon, Gary Bartz. Just last year he recorded an
In a setlist that covers artists from Neil Young to Brian Wilson to Billy Preston, Sam Cooke, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, among others, pianist/guitarist/vocalist A.J. Croce puts his
Two jazz giants of two generations have come together for a collaborative project. Let My People Go, a duo recording by saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Jason Moran, compiled from
In 2020 one of the most active musicians from a recording standpoint was NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Dave Liebman, which this writer covered at least four times, twice on these
Maybe it’s these unsettled times that call for calming sounds. Or perhaps it’s this writer’s propensity to be drawn to ballads. One of the best albums of last year (Glide
Many musicians are self-taught. Many can find a second livelihood gigging locally and most stay in that mode throughout their musical pursuits. Few break out to national or international touring
The label alone, ECM, conjures up introspective, chilly, ethereal, haunting as well as glowing, beautiful, shimmering. At least one or two of those adjectives can be ascribed to most of
Singer-songwriter electric and lap steel guitarist Selywn Birchwood delivers his third album, Living in a Burning House, for Alligator Records. He is one of the most appealing of the young
