A great soul song is just a beginning. After it offers its three-minute world to the public through radios, stereo systems and MP3 players, it takes on another life. Curtis Mayfield wrote and sang a lot of great soul songs. Now the Jazz Soul...
Tessa Souter “Beyond The Blue”
Jazz artists are increasingly reaching beyond the genre's standards to tunes by Radiohead, The Beatles, Bj������¶rk, and other pop songwriters for new vehicles to explore musically. But, as Will Friedwald...
Back at the turn of the 21st century, nobody quite captured teen angst or spirit like pop-punk stewards Blink 182. The band's ability to write catchy hook after catchy hook, all while capturing that tricky time period of growing up, made it...
Taking a break from his successful group Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon, lead singer and guitar player of the Jersey punk rock outfit, has decided to test his musical mettle a little more, and dig a little deeper into the nitty-gritty of...
Miguel Zenón “Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook”
What would jazz be without the American Songbook? We all know the answer: greatly lacking in vehicles for exploration. I've got news for you: equally wonderful treasures lie in the parallel universe of the Puerto Rican Songbook. That's where...
John Daversa “Junk Wagon: The Big Band Album”
It's one of the jazz world's most persistent questions: how can it attract a younger audience? Over the decades many prominent players have tried marrying traditional forms to funk, rock, or hip-hop, with mixed results. On "Junk Wagon: The Big...
The 2012 Lilac Festival was blessed with beautiful weather for its first weekend. Let's hope...
Having been active for the past 13 or so years, Rocky Votolato is no stranger to the road. His...
Have you ever wanted to take a trip on an African safari, but didn't have the time or means?...
Columbus' Two Cow Garage presents itself as a bar band, but the epic sweeps of the grandiose...
Next week Rochester audiences will get a taste of the popular improvisational comedy show,...
Recent Comments
Braxton said:
This is the coolest record I've heard this year. Excellent musicianship, superb soloists, a great mix of originals and well-chosen standards. Love...
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Richelle said:
This is an amazing album, and by far a great analysis of it, well written. cheers
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Fan said:
Brothers of Brazil - wow yeah , the best song Punkanova and great shows, much happiness and rock´n roll ! !!! I love it !
in Brothers of Brazil "Samba Around the Clock "
Willie Clark said:
Fan-Thanks for the heads up! Shows just how much I learned in class, it all sounds Spanish to me. And agreed, it was a great album. Have you seen...
in Brothers of Brazil "Samba Around the Clock "
A fan said:
Agreed that this album is AWESOME!! However, the language that is not English on this album is Brazilian Portugese.
in Brothers of Brazil "Samba Around the Clock "