'Words & Music' offers a bounty of melodic jazz blends, from bossa nova to cabaret and swing.
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Music Review: Chieko Honda – ‘Aquarelle’
Chieko Honda offers something new to the Brazilian samba spectrum that is both melodious and uniquely her own.
Read More »Music Review: Sherri Roberts – ‘Anybody’s Spring’
Traces of cabaret and swing music can be found in the smooth texture of her register and the enchanting way she sings a lyric, emphasizing the underlying emotions and creating an intimate atmosphere.
Read More »Music Review: Alex Weitz – ‘Luma’
Weitz writes moving narratives with his saxophone, varying the traits of each track and keeping the album progressing to another level with each arrangement.
Read More »Music Review: Ron Boustead – ‘Unlikely Valentine’
An integration of blue-eyed soul, modern bop, and vintage swing, vocalist Ron Boustead is adept at presenting a repertoire that merges Frank Sinatra with Michael McDonald.
Read More »Music Review: Andrea Claburn – ‘Nightshade’
Andrea Claburn's voice is charismatic, rooted in jazz tradition and melodic sensibilities with a contemporary bent.
Read More »Music Reviews: Laura Dubin Trio – ‘Live at the Xerox Rochester International Festival’
Dubin's live performance with her trio has multiple facets, coursing through a swathe of material that contains variables of jazz, blues, and orchestral spoors.
Read More »Music Review: Carol Morgan Quartet – ‘Post Cool Vol. 1: The Night Shift’
Highly organic, the recording is a homespun jam session with improvised chord movements.
Read More »Music Review: Frank Kohl – ‘Rising Tide’
An amalgamation of classic jazz riffs and improvised musings, 'Rising Tide' is smooth blues fusion of the caliber of Cole Porter and Johnny Mercer.
Read More »Music Review: The Fred Hughes Trio – ‘Matrix’
The trio’s rapport is congenial as they venture off into terrain outside of the perimeters of the originals that they retool.
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