With so many major releases typically timed go on sale to take advantage of the holiday shopping season, you’d think that most of the choicest music of any given year are records issued during the September-November timeframe. You May Also Like: S. Victor Aaron’s Best of 2015 (Part 4 ofRead More

There aren’t a whole lot of guitarists who can claim fitting in with big names as diverse as Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith and Bobby Hutcherson, but super sideman Calvin Keys has been there, done that. You May Also Like: Michael Gregory Jackson – ‘Electric Git Box’ (2022) JohnRead More

As we — or me, anyway — await the first full album by one of New Orleans’ best-kept secrets of late, The Nth Power continues to tantalize. You May Also Like: The Nth Power – Abundance (2015) Joe Mandica, “My Heart Belongs” from A Thousand Miles (2016): One Track MindRead More

As an avant-jazz musical scholar, a composer, educator and flugabone (that’s a marching trombone to you marching band types) player, David Dominique is a guy full of ideas…the offbeat ones. You May Also Like: David Dominique – ‘Mask’ (2018) Greg Ward – Touch My Beloved’s Thought (2016) Matt Parker TrioRead More

In twenty years as a bass player who’s equally proficient on both the standup and electric, Aaron Germain has played in bands performing virtually every kind of music from every corner of the world You May Also Like: Aaron Parks – ‘Little Big’ (2018) Zem Audu – Spirits (2017) ChargedRead More

Here’s the answer to that question, “what to do for an encore after such a note-perfect quiet storm groove tune as ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’?” You May Also Like: The Main Ingredient – Greatest Hits: The Encore Collection (2000): On Second Thought

Former Slave drummer and lead vocalist Steve Arrington found some measure of success in a solo artist in the 80s. You May Also Like: Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk (1971): Forgotten Series Brand New Heavies’ self-titled debut defined a now-lost acid-jazz cool Richard Turgeon, “Higher” (2020): One TrackRead More

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After Steely Dan’s ‘Everything Must Go’ tour, Donald Fagen returned to the final installment of his so-called “Nightfly Trilogy.”

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