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 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: 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
by Constance Tucker A-listers in vocal jazz today, exquisitely crafted arrangements of timeless standards and a cavalcade of musicians that bring Jeremy Fox’s stunning ideas to life. This is a keeper. Jeremy Fox is a mulit-talented, pianist, educator, arranger, Read more
by Constance Tucker Annette Genovese, bandleader, arranger, who has recorded dozens of songs for her own albums, Indie artists, and commercials, this busy Tri-State artist has released a winning release entitled Dream With Me. Managing her own projects, she has Read more
by Constance Tucker Vocal Jazz is a genre that reaches far and wide and pleases audiences globally, so it is a natural fit that a Greek born young girl would find her desire to pursue the legacy of vocal jazz Read more
by Constance Tucker Jazz crooner Danny Freyer exhibits confidence, command and an engaging repertoire that offers the listener a mix of ole’ and a smidge of new, but is the new that is truly the specialty in this well blended Read more
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