Articles by: Ross Boissoneau

Richard Elliot - 'Authentic Life' (2021)

Richard Elliot – ‘Authentic Life’ (2021)

Saxophonist Richard Elliot represents the best of smooth jazz: fluency on his horn, catchy melodies and tight production values.

Borge Olsen - 'Music in the Dark' (2021)

Borge Olsen – ‘Music in the Dark’ (2021)

Norwegian master Borge Olson’s ‘Music in the Dark’ is reminiscent of guitar-based Euro-fusion from the ’90s, with a large dose of frenetic hair-metal vibes.

Suzanne Ciani: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Suzanne Ciani: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Suzanne Ciani joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Vangelis, Glenn Gould and Roxy Music.

Pierre Bensusan - 'Azwan' (2020)

Pierre Bensusan – ‘Azwan’ (2020)

Like many other musicians, Pierre Bensusan’s touring plans were scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic, and he turned to creating ‘Azwan’ instead.

8-Bit Big Band, Ed Palermo + Others: Turns Out, Big Bands Are Still a Thing

8-Bit Big Band, Ed Palermo + Others: Turns Out, Big Bands Are Still a Thing

Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington may have shuffled off this mortal coil, but Ed Palermo and 8-Bit Big Band are among those proving this sound isn’t dead yet.

Steve Hackett on Staying Creative During the Pandemic: Something Else! Interview

Steve Hackett on Staying Creative During the Pandemic: Something Else! Interview

Genesis legend Steve Hackett chatted with Ross Boissoneau as he prepared to release the upcoming acoustic project ‘Under a Mediterranean Sky.’

Mark Wingfield: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Mark Wingfield: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Mark Wingfield joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Kenny Wheeler, Miles Davis and Jan Garbarek.

Paul Nelson: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Paul Nelson: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Guitarist Paul Nelson joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin and Billy Cobham.

TEAR [Mark Wingfield and Markus Reuter]: Something Else! Interview

TEAR [Mark Wingfield and Markus Reuter]: Something Else! Interview

Pick a genre, any genre. Then listen to TEAR and somewhere along the way you’ll likely find echoes of it in their music.

Martin Barre – '50 Years of Jethro Tull' (2020)

Martin Barre – ’50 Years of Jethro Tull’ (2020)

When Martin Barre remakes the familiar – or even the not-so-familiar – on ’50 Years of Jethro Tull,’ everything old becomes new again.