'Prelude' is very convincing proof that music doesn’t have to be the same old same old to make for some fine listening
Read More »Jack Goodstein
Music Review: Justin Kauflin – ‘Dedication’
A great musician couldn’t just copy what he heard others doing; great musicians have a voice of their own.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Perfect Game’ a Thriller by Leslie Dana Kirby
The Perfect Game is not a perfect book, but it is a tale that kept this reader happily turning pages.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [40th Anniversary Edition]
I can’t speak for the vinyl set, but the two-CD album is a joy.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Tragic Voyage of the St. Louis to Flee Nazi Germany – and a Grandson’s Journey of Love and Remembrance’ by Martin Goldsmith
' Alex’s Wake' is a book with a lesson for today.
Read More »Music Review: Annie Ross Salutes Billie Holiday in ‘To Lady with Love’
There is a heartfelt emotional honesty in the drama of her vocal stylings that makes up for the vocal limitations of age.
Read More »Music Review: Jazz Pianist Lisa Hilton Takes on The Black Keys and More on ‘HORIZONS’
Hilton's music, built upon classical and jazz influences, is both sensuously lyrical and improvisationally rich.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Red Cavalry’ by Isaac Babel
Pushkin Press has issued a new edition of 'Red Cavalry,' Isaac Babel's Russian short stories, originally published in 1926 paint a unique picture of time and place.
Read More »Jazz Potpourri: Music from Joe Henderson, The Jiggs Whigham International Trio, Afro Bop Alliance, and More
Reviewed here are Jazz albums old and new.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes, The Missing Years: Japan’ by Vasudev Murthy
An iconic character like Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes often generates knockoffs—some terrible, some fair. 'The Missing Years' starts with some promise, but ends up more like a fake Rolex.
Read More »