Fort's vocals capture the natural feel of a live show on the title track. She also shows how the power of music can help people who suffer from mental illness.
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Music Review: Matteo Liberatore – ‘Solos’
LIberatore's sound and performance is abstract and dissonant.
Read More »Music Review: Hama Sankare – ‘Ballebe: Calling All Africans’
Hama Sankare's 'Ballebe: Calling All Africans' is a great example of Malian desert blues.
Read More »Music Review: Véronneau – ‘Love and Surrender’
Véronneau's repertoire as a jazz vocalist/performer is ample in world music formats.
Read More »Music Review: Justin Piper – ‘Transcend’
Justin Piper fuses multiple influences and music breeds on his recording. The result is a melodic tapestry of idyllic figures and balmy ambiences.
Read More »Concert Review: ‘Early Music of the Maghreb’ – Traditional Music of Northern Africa (NYC, 12 Dec 2017)
The phrase "Early Music" usually refers to early European music, while the term "Afro Roots" generally means music from sub-Saharan Africa. Salon/Sanctuary Concerts teamed with Afro Roots Tuesdays to challenge both those assumptions with a concert of tradition-rooted music from northern Africa.
Read More »Music Reviews: Bassist Jeff Dingler – ‘In Transit’ and Flutist Nestor Torres – ‘Jazz Flute Traditions’
Dingler smoothly fuses Ethiopian musical traditions with jazz, while Torres's winning new album is a feast for both heart and mind.
Read More »Music Review: The Cheap Ensemble – ‘The Cheap Ensemble’
The Cheap Ensemble's self-titled release is fraught with ambient soundscapes that lure listeners along a path of blissful swells.
Read More »Music Review: Simon Sammut – ‘Crossing’
These are instrumentals, ambient and ethereal, designed for the individual to savor and assess their meaning.
Read More »Music Review: The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp – ‘Good Merlin’
The debut effort from Lipp and Malakar achieves what masters of the jazz craft have pursued throughout their lifetime: music that moves people emotionally.
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