by Constance Tucker No stranger to stages large and small, Alison has performed in venues ranging from intimate clubs in Europe and the United States to the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles and Lincoln Center in New York. She spent Read more
by Constance Tucker Hot, spicy and oh so groovin’ yes I am speaking about vocalist LaVon Hardison, a full package, panache, grit and rhythm to spare. This is Hardison’s third album as a leader and Come Together is an amalgamation Read more
by Constance Tucker A journey that brings to life a vivid and colorful story line of self-awareness, achievement and a desire to live one’s life to the fullest extent. This is how Sari Kessler’s life reads on paper, but when Read more
by Constance Tucker L’ife is a debut in the truest sense of the word. British-Nigerian composer/vocalist Olayimika Cole has released her debut CD entitled, L’ife. Cole takes an interesting approach to the project by enlisting the help of twenty-five Washington 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 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
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