Reviews

Darrian Ford, New Standards – Review by Constance Tucker Darrian Ford is not a newcomer to the spotlight.  Born in Chicago, Ford began his professional theater career at age thirteen in Oscar Brown Jr’s The Great Nitty Gritty. At Fifteen Read more

by Constance Tucker A splendidly conceived and developed album by a pianist that knows jazz and spirituals, combined with a vocalist that knows how to sing different styles. The title of the album is, Spiritual Impressions on Inner Circle Music, Read more

by Constance Tucker There is something timeless about standards, no matter how many times you might hear them sung by various artists, they still have that snap that stands the test of time.  Vocalist Pam Brennan is certainly not the Read more

by Constance Tucker There is something distinctly different about New Orleans, the history and the soulfulness that exudes from its streets.  When an artist comes from that music scene there always seems to be a kind of gritty depth that Read more

by Constance Tucker Noa Fort comes from a lineage of music, the younger sister of pianist Anat Fort, clearly the love of music flows through her family genesis. No World Between Us is Noa Fort’s debut release, but one can’t Read more

by J. Pepper Lindsey Webster grew up in Woodstock New York, and community brimming with music and groundbreaking artists like Carla Bley and Steve Swallow.  Influenced by the music of Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, and Earth Wind and Fire, the Read more

by Constance Tucker In the jazz genre, many times the human voice is not considered an equal instrument to the instrumentalist, why? I really don’t know, as music begins in the heart, is transferred to the brain, and heard in Read more