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
by Kaya Savas Rio 2 is quite a momentous event for film score fans as we get to hear the return of the great John Powell who has been on a bit of a hiatus. Powell decided to take a Read more
By: Pistano Seeber It isn’t often when the drummer is the bandleader, but such is the case for Art Lillard who’s second offering with the Heavenly Big Band sports guest vocalists Mary Foster Conklin, Dominque Eade, Hilary Gardner, Pete McGuinness Read more
by Pistano Seeber Arrival, the latest album by pianist and composer Terry Marshall presents an engaging and uplifting collection of five originals and six arrangements of some noteworthy standards. With an inviting mix of classic and refreshingly burst of new Read more
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