Variety is the spice of Allan Harris's latest album.
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There is a power unique to a big band, and especially to this big band, that consistently raises the piece’s emotional stakes.
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Ashley Daneman’s music is clearly something special.
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Amanda Kravat makes a welcomed return.
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This is not the stuff of conventional genre fiction.
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Three good quality 2014 jazz albums you may have missed.
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