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Tag: Jazz
Elegant Nordic Folk Jazz from Anders Jormin
Anders Jormin – Poems for Orchestra (Losen Records, 2019) Poems for Orchestra is a truly exquisite album from Swedish composer and double bass player Anders…
Freeform Jazz Rooted in the Sounds of Eastern Cuba
Aruán Ortiz – Inside Rhythmic Falls (Intakt, 2020) Cuban pianist Aruán Ortiz deconstructs and reworks the various musical influences in Cuban music, primarily changüí and…
Deep Impressions of Monk and Reggae
Monty Alexander – Wareika Hill, Rastamonk Vibrations (MACD Records, 2019) Monty Alexander, one of Jamaica’s greatest jazz musicians, celebrates two of his major influences on…
The Straight Skinny
One of the many perks of residing in Huntington Beach, CA (yes, the Surf City famed in song and story) is the Tuesday night street…
Artist Profiles: Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal was a prominent Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions appeared on albums by Miles Davis and other jazz heavyweights. He was born in…
The Salsa Music of Ismael Rivera Reconstructed for Alto Saxophone
Miguel Zenón – Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel Music, 2019) Puerto Rican composer, arranger and virtuoso saxophonist Miguel Zenón continues his series of…
Joyce’s Exquisite Renditions of English-language Standards
Joyce Moreno – Cool (Far Out Recordings, 2016) Joyce Moreno, one of the greatest Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) singer-songwriters, switches to English on Cool. Joyce…
Celebrated Dominican Pianist Michel Camilo Releases Essence
Pianist, composer and bandleader Michel Camilo revisits some of his essential music on Essence, featuring new arrangements. Camilo is an award-winning pianist who has a…
Big Statements and African Diaspora Roots Sounds from Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla – Capitalist Blues (PIAS, 2019) Capitalist Blues is the third album by former Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist and singer-songwriter, Leyla McCalla. On Capitalist…