by Constance Tucker Described in the New York Times as both the ‘Sarah Vaughan and the Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil’, vocal legend Leny Andrade’s intimate duo with elite NYC guitarist Roni Ben-Hur is a soul stirring collection of beloved sambas, Read more
by Constance Tucker I had the opportunity to review Carter’s debut offering in 2012, Carter Calvert is back with a hard hitting offering entitled It’s a Man’s World, with two household names in jazz at the production and arranging helm, Read more
by Constance Tucker There is nothing more encouraging about the future of the jazz genre than a 19 year old vocalist who shows the promise of carrying on the jazz torch to future generations. Ira Hill is just that vocalist. Read more
by Constance Tucker David Benoit offers a collaborative album for the holidays with the remarkable Jane Monheit entitled, Believe. Benoit is joined by drummer Jamey Tate and bassist David Hughes, and the All-American Boys Chorus on a few selections. The Read more
by J. Kyr I think its safe to say that no -Real- fan of Queensryche has any doubts left about who was responsible for the downhill the band took up until 4/2012.Now that they are free from the dictatership they Read more
by Constance Tucker Winner of the Houston Press Music Awards, Best Female Vocalist and Best Songwriter, Kristine Mills was also a Houston Press Rocks off 100 – Houston’s Most Distinguished Artist. She was a recipient of the Houston Arts Alliance Read more
by N. Esset “Woman” is soul songstress/poet Jill Scott’s fifth album, and the follow-up to her #1 album “The Light Of The Sun”. It’s more of what we’ve come to expect from Scott, with horns and strings amped up for Read more
by Constance Tucker Andréa Wood is a jazz vocalist for the 21st century. With all the respect and ability for the tradition, and all the technique and vocal control required in today’s music, Wood stands and delivers (Ok yes, I Read more
by Constance Tucker In 2011, I had the esteemed pleasure of reviewing Allen’s offering Winters & Mays. Similarly like Allen’s last release, the vocalist and composer stretches the listener with well-crafted and well-conceived choices and lyrics, coupled with Allen’s undeniable Read more
by Constance Tucker Kama Ruby takes the popular tunes of the seventies and eighties and fuses them into a deliciously blended scrumptious cocktail, guaranteed to delight your senses the intoxicating cocktail has name and its entitled Rock Dreams in Jazz. Read more
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