Articles by: Ross Boissoneau

Todd Rundgren - 'A Wizard, a True Star ... Live!' (2021)

Todd Rundgren – ‘A Wizard, a True Star … Live!’ (2021)

‘A Wizard, a True Star … Live!’ begs two questions: Does anybody besides Todd Rundgren completists need it, and will it satisfy that audience?

Chase Ceglie - 'Fear and Love, Together' (2021)

Chase Ceglie – ‘Fear and Love, Together’ (2021)

Those who seek to pigeonhole music – this is jazz, that is pop, this is hip hop – have their work cut out with Chase Ceglie’s ‘Fear and Love, Together.’

Peter Frampton Band - 'Frampton Forgets the Words' (2021)

Peter Frampton Band – ‘Frampton Forgets the Words’ (2021)

‘Frampton Forgets the Words’ makes the argument that if he hadn’t become a star, Peter Frampton would have been better appreciated for his guitar work.

Reza Khan - 'Imaginary Road' (2021)

Reza Khan – ‘Imaginary Road’ (2021)

Contemporary jazz often gets slammed for being too smooth or emphasizing melody in lieu of improvisation. Reza Khan’s ‘Imaginary Road’ puts the lie to that.

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto on Collaborating For the First Time: Something Else! Interview

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto on Collaborating For the First Time: Something Else! Interview

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss their intriguing new collaboration, ‘A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson.’

Porterfield - 'Rome' (2021)

Porterfield – ‘Rome’ (2021)

Porterfield has jazz bona fides, but it isn’t a jazz band. It’s not quite a rock band either.

Arc of Life - 'Arc of Life' (2021)

Arc of Life – ‘Arc of Life’ (2021)

It’s tempting to write off Arc of Life as Yes lite. But how does this new project from Billy Sherwood and Jon Davison stack up against other offshoot bands?

Cryptic Cadet - 'Disconnected' (2021)

Cryptic Cadet – ‘Disconnected’ (2021)

Cryptic Cadet present intelligent, well-crafted pop that harkens back to decades gone by while retaining a contemporary sheen.

MicroCorgi - 'MicroCosmos' (2020)

MicroCorgi – ‘MicroCosmos’ (2020)

MicroCorgi, a boundary-stretching New York-based piano trio, melds jazz, ambient and electronica.

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto - 'A Romantic's Guide to King Crimson' (2021)

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto – ‘A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson’ (2021)

Deborah and Pat Mastelotto’s ‘A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson’ is a gorgeous record, all the more enjoyable for being unforeseen.