Two songstresses deliver some fine jazz albums.
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Music Review: Magos & Limón – ‘Dawn’
'Dawn' is the kind of successful collaborative effort that presages more to come.
Read More »Music Review: Louis Prima, Jr. – ‘Blow’
Louis Prima, Jr.’s album captures something of the Prima, Sr. vibe.
Read More »Music Review: B.F.G. – ‘Now or Never’
B. F. G. would do well not to wait 12 years to follow up 'Now or Never.'
Read More »Book Review: ‘Sparta’ by Roxana Robinson
Roxana Robinson’s 'Sparta' is a chilling look at the psychological issues facing many veterans of the war in Iraq.
Read More »Music Review: Louis Hayes – ‘Return of the Jazz Communicators’
If communication is what Hayes and his ensemble are aiming for, this is an album that hits the mark.
Read More »Music Review: Jimmy Cobb – ‘The Original Mob’
Jimmy Cobb, now in his 80s, can still deliver the goods.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Summer of the Dead Toys’ by Antonio Hill
Summer of the Dead Toys is a promising debut.
Read More »Music Review: Mark Weinstein – ‘Latin Jazz Underground’
In a sense what you get on 'Latin Jazz Underground' is free jazz-lite.
Read More »Music Review: Francy Boland – ‘Playing With The Trio’
Boland may not be a name that resonates like that of a Bill Evans or a Dave Brubeck, but he knows his way around a keyboard.
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