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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Music Review: The Roy Assaf Trio – ‘Second Row Behind the Painter’
A winning debut for a fine ensemble with a distinctive sound.
Read More »Music Review: Harold Mabern – ‘Right on Time’
Pianist Harold Mabern is at the top of his game.
Read More »Music Review: Barb Jungr – ‘Hard Rain: The Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen’
Jungr takes the music of Dylan and Cohen and makes it glow.
Read More »Music Review: Kavita Shah – ‘Visions’
With 'Visions' Kavita Shah makes her album debut, and it is a winner.
Read More »Music Reviews: Steven Kroon, Perry Beekman, Kris Adams
Two jazz vocalists and one percussionist turn out fine albums.
Read More »Music Reviews: Andrea Balducci, Gaetano Partipilo, Alessandro Scala Quartet
Here are three albums that make it clear that if jazz is on its way to the emergency room in some places, in Italy it’s alive and well.
Read More »Music Review: Charlie Dennard – ‘From Brazil to New Orleans’
New Orleans and Brazil: turns out, in the right hands, they make for a happy marriage.
Read More »Music Review: Theo Croker – ‘AfroPhysicist’
Good music is good music, no matter what you call it, and what you have on AfroPhysicist is good music.
Read More »Music Review: Elias Haslanger – ‘Live at the Gallery’
Haslanger and company have put together a performance that will make your mouth water
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