MARK TREMONTI, SINGS SINATRA – REVIEW by Constance Tucker Mark Tremonti is releasing a single from his upcoming album where he covers cuts from Frank Sinatra’s catalog. Tremonti is joined by surviving members of Frank’s orchestra, creating new takes on Read more
KRISTIN CALLAHAN, LOST IN A DREAM – REVIEW By Constance Tucker Kristin Callahan is a DC-based jazz vocalist making a bold statement on her new release Lost in a Dream. The album is a soulful, highly polished collaboration with co-producer, arranger, Read more
JAZZ WIRES, BRUTAL FAIRYTALE – REVIEW by Constance Tucker Raul Blanco hails from Camaguey, Cuba. He began his studies on piano at seven years old at Luis Casas Romero, in Camaguey, and when he was ten years old, he was Read more
COUNTRY MEETS JAZZ IN A CROSSOVER HYBRID Multi CD Review by John Gaddis Willie Nelson, That’s Life (Legacy, 2020) On this day, Frank Sinatra would have been 105 years old. What a perfect Read more
Seth Weaver, Truth – Review by Constance Tucker Seth Weaver is known for his trombone abilities, described as a “youthful trombone firebrand pelting NYC with deliciously soulful hard bop,” but it is his delicious voice this artist initially from Franklin, Read more
SAM FAZIO, LET GO – REVIEW by Constance Tucker Vocalist Sam Fazio has relished in recreated jazz and pop classics with a flourishing career in the Chicago music scene. On his latest outing, he has Let’s Go, he has collaborated with Read more
Jazz Short Takes: Jenny Davis, Norah Jones, Gregory Porter, Linda Purl – Review by Rudy Palma This is a genre where there seems to be an abundance of submissions each week. For a genre of music that is touted as Read more
Coniece Washington, Shades of Shirley Horn – Review by Constance Tucker Vocalist Coniece Washington is not new to performance as a former veteran of the US Army, her chops were honed performing in locales where she was stationed in Europe Read more
Jazz Short Takes: Tamuz Nissim, Karrin Allyson, Terrence Wintersmith, Kat Edmonson, Carolyn Lee Jones, Fleur Seule, Adrienne West – Review by Rudy Palma This is a genre where there seems to be an abundance of submissions each week. For a Read more
Lois Bruno, And So It Begins – Review by Constance Tucker There is something timeless when a jazz chanteuse releases an album, the portrayal of a classic unaffected presentation that offers a luster of authenticity, enter Lois Bruno. Not a Read more
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