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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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On Heroes, his latest Peak Records release, five-time Grammy nominated pianist/composer arranger and producer David Benoit celebrates 30-plus years as a recording artist by putting fresh, exuberant sp... more »
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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This compilation highlights Sonar Kollektiv?s most soulful artists.
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13-May-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Eigsti gained renown as a pianist while still in his teens, which may explain how, at just 23, he's cut a remarkably adult record. "Let It Come To You" is modern piano jazz at its most lush and urbane... more »
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06-May-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Plenty of lawyers talk about becoming artists. Most should probably stay lawyers. In the case of ex-attorney Saxe, there's nothing trite about "the calling." "Keeping You in Mind" is a gorgeous roots-... more »
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12-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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The general problem with smooth jazz isn't the smoothness--it's the lack of focus. With Jessy J's latest, we get to have the sateen textures and legit melodies, too. The sturdy, often Latin-touched st... more »
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10-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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A true master of the bass guitar is a thing apart from other virtuosos--he can sound like he's playing another instrument entirely. On his Concord debut, the longtime scene stalwart stakes a claim for... more »
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10-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Born into a musical family in Kingston, New York, Donovan "Groov" Henderson, started his career as soon as his motor skills would let him- he was last in his line to play drums.
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03-Mar-2008 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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The Harlem stop on Ropeadope's tour of great music cities does justice to the terrific concept. Rightly treating the famous neighborhood as more than just the locale of Ellington's A Train, it mixes t... more »
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date added:
20-Oct-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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To call Hancock's stunning new collection of Joni Mitchell songs a "covers" set doesn't quite capture its spirit. The pianist has done what Joni might appreciate: he's responded to the tenor and theme... more »
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25-Sep-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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The word "chanteuse" may have been coined for Canada's Krall, who has emerged as one of the preeminent jazz voices of our era--mostly by her mastery of a bygone one. On "The Very Best," the singer sli... more »
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17-Sep-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Will someone please tell Curtis Stigers that it's 2008? On second thought, let's not clue him in. For "Real Emotional," Stigers sips a dirty martini and takes us to some happy middle ground between Si... more »
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29-Aug-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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If you dig smooth jazz, you'll like Marc Antoine. Then again, if you loathe smooth jazz, you'll like Marc Antoine. The French six-string maestro is just kind of likable. Clean, billowing phrases make ... more »
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12-Aug-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Dusty old categories like "jazz" and "rock," never quite applicable to Medeski, Martin, and Wood, truly disintegrate when Billy and John ditch their bassist. Sans Chris Wood's anchoring lines, "MAGO" ... more »
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04-May-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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It's fitting that the jazz chanteuse would record classic ballad "Moon River" for her new LP, "Surrender." In an increasingly impressive body of work, Monheit has brought a sultry, old New York flair ... more »
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30-Apr-2007 |
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Filed Under: Contemporary Jazz
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Not to predict record sales Down Under, but this Aussie songstress' debut blends jazz and soul as tastefully as a certain U.S. breakout star: Norah Jones. Or rather, "Cinderella Sings the Blues" is th... more »
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date added:
23-Apr-2007 |
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