Jazz

'Roadmaps' is excellent and so cool, it’s almost frosty. The slightly experimental melodies challenge rather than repel, simply because of their innovative flow and glossy tones. If you’re into polished jazz, Jan Sturiale’s 'Roadmaps' is for you.

DIVA looks to the extraordinary composers and arrangers within the band for grist to make memorable instrumentals.

'Presence' is a high-quality set of modern and timeless jazz tunage.

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.

Gould applies the principles of R&B, funk, and jazz to his arrangements.

Neu integrates Latin, cabaret, and swing into the ensemble.

'Head Above Tide' lacks structure. Lank themes, disproportionate rhythms, and unusual harmonic mannerisms come across as perplexing conglomerations of theorizing discords. The music is pensive and melancholy, dry and lifeless, probably because it’s too complex, too intricate, and too intellectual.

LIberatore's sound and performance is abstract and dissonant.

Vapeism has it going on! The fusion melodies shimmer with persuasive colors, while the musicianship balances between tender intimacy and erupting atomic explosions. If you’re into stylish fusion jazz, don’t miss 'Vaped Out Vol. 1.'

There is a poetic lyricism in Hilton's arrangements that pairs jazz with classic symphonies.