Monday, October 26, 2015

HOUSTON PERSON PLAYS BALLADS ON NEW ALBUM 'SOMETHING PERSONAL'

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T enor saxophonist Houston Person is eighty, and he’s been making soulful jazz for four decades. To date, he's made over seventy alb...
Monday, October 19, 2015

SEAN DOBBINS ORGAN QUARTET DEBUT, 'THE JOURNEY', OUT ON DETROIT MUSIC FACTORY

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T he joke about drummer and bandleader Sean Dobbins around Detroit’s jazz scene is he’s held down more jobs than a Jamaican. Dobbins ha...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

PIANIST GLENN TUCKER GIVES THE LOWDOWN ON FLAWLESS DEBUT 'DETERMINATION'

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In a short time, the jazz pianist/organist Glenn Tucker has transcended the rising star status on Detroit’s jazz scene and has deve...
Sunday, October 4, 2015

'THE EVOLUTION OF ONESELF,' ORRIN EVANS'S NEW ALBUM, IS A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

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O rrin Evans is 21 albums deep into his career. The Philadelphian is the youngest of a generation of great pianists such as Marc Cary, J...
Monday, September 28, 2015

JOHN WOJCIECHOWSKI'S 'FOCUS' IS A FRIGGING GOOD POST-BOP JAZZ ALBUM

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The jazz saxophonist John Wojciechowski is a native of Mount Clemens, MI, and a graduate of Western Michigan University. His dad was a ...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

MACK AVENUE RECORDS RELEASED NEW MUSIC FROM CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO & PEREZ PATITUCCI BLADE

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Christian McBride Trio Live At The Village Vanguard is the jazz bassist’s second trio album. The album was recorded last year and relea...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

IN + OUT RECORDS RELEASED NEW MUSIC BY RON CARTER & SUN RA ARKESTRA

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My Personal Songbook is jazz bassist Ron Carter’s new album just out on In + Out Records. On the album, Carter teamed with the WDR ...