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Music Review: Jazz-Crossover Albums from Roger Davidson, Gary Gray, and Pascal Bokar
These albums are excellent reminders that genre labels have their limits, a testament not to anyone's lack of imagination but to the universality of this thing we call music.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Turre – ‘Spiritman’
'Spiritman' is a welcome addition to Smoke Sessions’ expanding catalog.
Read More »Music Review: The Vespers – ‘Sisters and Brothers’
This quartet of two sisters and two brothers write and record anthemic Americana songs that thump and shine in equal measure.
Read More »Music Review: Rhiannon Giddens – ‘Tomorrow Is My Turn’
This is a strong and powerful album that captures a wide range of feelings and will be very satisfying to any listener.
Read More »Music Review: Gurf Morlix – ‘Eatin’ At Me’
Morlix's new album of all original songs is a beautifully produced work of dusty Americana.
Read More »Music Review: Sasha’s Bloc – ‘Heart On Fire’
If Gershman and company have done nothing else, they have completely captured the sounds of the past.
Read More »Music Review: Philip Corner – ‘Satie Slowly’
Composer Philip Corner illustrates his ideas about how Satie's piano music should be played
Read More »Music Review: Alexander Melnikov and Various Artists – ‘Paul Hindemith: Sonatas for…’
Paul Hindemith left behind a very large body of inspiring music, inventive and modernistic yet readily accessible to the ear raised on classical or pop music. This expertly played selection of his sonatas is a fine testament to his legacy.
Read More »Music Review: The George Gee Swing Orchestra – ‘Swing Makes You Happy!’
'Swing Makes You Happy!' deserves that exclamation point in the title.
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