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Nick Bewsey from ICON Magazine has a bunch of great jazz CDs to tell you about. Eric Reed: The Adventurous Monk - Philadelphia-born pianist Eric Reed grew…
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I don’t recall hearing much about Hank Mobley, until he recorded a certain record album in 1963. But, this was my fault for not listening closely enough…
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Check out Jazz writer Nick Bewsey's CD suggestions for April.Taylor Haskins: Fuzzy Logic - Innovative trumpeter Taylor Haskins has skillfully toggled…
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Nick Bewsey from ICON Magazine has a bunch of great jazz CDs to tell you about. Mike DiRubbo, Threshold - The kinetic energy on alto saxophonist Mike…
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With the 2014 release of Kin (??), Pat Metheny adds one more notch—another restlessly searching album that marks the zone between all jazz, all rock and…
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Bop Goes the Opera - In 2002, the brilliant saxophonist Joe Lovano took the jazz-meets-classical music concept outside of the box when he recorded jazz…
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Duke Ellington was a fascinating figure—so much so that quite a number of books and shorter profiles of the man came to be during his time, and well after…
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For a jazz pianist, New York-based Helen Sung certainly fits into the “deserves to be better known” category. For those who do know and appreciate her…
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A Manhattan backdrop substitutes for prairie land and open sky on Jazz Country, the big-hearted hybrid album from singer Amy Cervini that’s as endearing…
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The Jimmy Amadie Trio: Live At The Philadelphia Art Museum - This is a review and, unfortunately, a testimonial, since jazz pianist Jimmy Amadie passed…