Contemporary Jazz - CD Reviews (1790)
Saxophonist Stacy Dillard loads his songs with good vibrations, exhibiting playful frolics and animated motifs that put quite a zing in the listener’s steps. Dillard’s l…
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Jazz fans of a certain age will no doubt remember a band called 'Supersax.' Co-led by saxophonists Buddy Clark and Med Flory, Supersax played tightly harmonized big-band ar…
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Singer-songwriter-bassist Mimi Jones gives modern jazz a spritz of ethnic musical influences with a piping of Latin-soul, smooth funk, and soft jazz arias. Her latest re…
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Barbados born and raised, saxophonist, flutist, guitarist, vocalist, educator and composer Elan Trotman started on the piano at the age of seven and the saxophone at 12.…
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Robert Glasper is an excellent pianist, a fine composer, and a leader of a couple of bands. He is also a producer of considerable talent. His new album, his third on the Bl…
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Richard Elliot is a Scottish born Contemporary Jazz saxophone player, who continually delivers musical treasures. His successful formula involves weaving a rich tapestry…
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New Morning is a memorable DVD watching and listening experience. It showcases the talents of the Yellowjackets, and it should find a ready home with the jazz a…
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When I heard the opening notes of Laughter’s Necklace of Tears, I was reminded at first of Stravinsky and the Rite of Spring. The mixture of bowed viola and pluck…
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Life is being on the wire, everything else if just waiting. ~ Karl Wallenda (of the Flying Wallendas acrobatic family) Spyro Gyra is an enduring contemporary jazz…
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Jeff Kashiwa has long brought exciting new hooks and loops into the musical arena. Known as the Superstar of Smooth Jazz, Kashiwa is already enjoying #1 space on Smooth Jaz…
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For over a decade, saxophonist Matt Renzi has created innovative music with a sax-bass-drums trio. No piano. This provides the musical freedom illustrated by their third al…
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Jazz legend Chico Hamilton, drummer, composer, leader, educator, producer and all around cultural treasure for America’s music, has a new record,Twelve Tones Of Love…
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A NY contemporary of guys like Ben Monder and Brad Shepik, Baggetta is a versatile, lyrical guitar player with a melancholic compositional sense that lends itself to open e…
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Orange Not Blue is the title of the new jazz CD from the Ray Vanderby Hammond Combo recorded for the Majique Music label. While technically a jazz release, Vand…
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The debut album by the Rick Reynolds Group, Color Theory, welds together different jazz musical styles to fabricate a richly enjoyable listening experience. Rick …
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End Of August is the close of one cycle and the start of a new one for guitarist-singer-songwriter George Walker Petit who express in the liner notes of the album, "Thes…
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Ryan Meagher (pronounced "marr") is a young, New York City-based guitarist-composer who bridges the gap between smooth jazz and modern pop on his debut release Atroef…
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Next Page is Yotam Silberstein’s debut release on Posi-Tone Records. Quite the smooth player, Silberstein’s guitar work has a creative flare relatable to Les Paul and a …
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With a particularly wide-ranging musical career to date as one of the premier multi-talented artists in contemporary jazz and popular music, Philippe Saisse has recently re…
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Earl Weiss is a well-known jazz pianist, highly respected for his performances and compositions. Alice in Wonderland brings to life the story of Alice and her a…
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