When you learn that there is a band called Killer Whale, you might immediately think that it’s a band that plays loud and aggressive music. In fact, nothing could be
Highly respected and prolific Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda blends soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion, and hip-hop music into his sound, making him a contemporary force. His latest, Fly Moon Die
We baby boomers grew up with that indelible chorus “’Cause that is no way to get along,” from the tune “Prodigal Son,” written by the Reverend Robert Wilkins and popularized
Gitkin is the alter ego of Brian J. of Pimps of Joytime. That may give you some idea of the sound of the new Gitkin album Safe Passage, or it
If there was ever a predestined pairing, this might be it as blues singer-songwriter-guitarist Lloyd Jones, who hails from Portland, OR lands in keyboardist/producer Kevin McKendree’s Rock House studio in
The discoveries of unheard performances and unreleased albums have buoyed the jazz landscape in recent years. In fact, two years ago this month, this writer posted a review of MONK,
Surely, we all miss live music, especially when you hear the rollicking jump blues on this latest recording, Too Far from the Bar, by the venerable Sugar Ray and the
When Doves announced that they were on an “indefinite hiatus” after playing their last gig in October 2010, many fans were justifiably concerned that we had seen the last of
Multi-Grammy award-winners trumpeter/Flugelhornist Randy Brecker and versatile saxophonist Eric Marienthal have long been friends and on-stage collaborators (Jeff Lorber, GRP Big Band) but are teaming for their first co-led album,
Matt Lovell’s debut, Nobody Cries Today, is an album that couldn’t have happened without a fair amount of heartache. The lead single “90 Proof” with the line “I’ve been trying
