Articles by: S. Victor Aaron

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Blue Cranes – Swim (2013)

It would be easy to assume that a discussion about a record produced by the Decembrists’ Nate Query and featuring a guest spots by the tUnE-yArDs’ Noah Bernstein and Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin is a discussion about an indie rock record You May Also Like: Solitaire Miles, “Ghost Riders inRead More

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Jon Davis – One Up Front (2013)

Born in NYC, pianist and composer Jon Davis came back to his hometown in the early 90s only after stops at the New England Conservatory, Boston and San Francisco. You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016)

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Ethan Keller – Goin’ Down In History, Goin’ Down In Flames (2013)

Making an audacious statement like “goin’ down in history, goin’ down in flames,” can mean an act of desperation, going for broke, or just going all in. You May Also Like: Ethan Keller wants to release FIVE albums this year…but needs your help! Ethan Keller – Dead Man Dancing (2016)

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Jazz Flautist Sam Most (1930-2013): An Appreciation

Sam Most, bebop’s pre-eminent flute player as well as one of the first ones, died Thursday morning. He was 82 years old. You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) Sam Eastmond, jazz trumpeter: Something Else! Interview Sam Leak and Dan Tepfer –Read More

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Michel Gentile, Daniel Kelly, Rob Garcia – Works (2013)

Flautist Michel Gentile, pianist Daniel Kelly and drummer Rob Garcia have all distinguished themselves as leaders of their own jazz combos and as composers, but they joined forces for a trio You May Also Like: Kate Gentile + International Contemporary Ensemble – ‘b i o m e i.i’ (2023) KateRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Robert Randolph and the Family Band, “Born Again” (2013)

Robert Randolph and his Family Band are poised to follow up on that T-Bone Burnett-produced affair We Walk This Road (2010) with Lickety Split, a group of a dozen new recordings including nine new originals. You May Also Like: Robert Randolph & the Family Band – Got Soul (2017) MarcusRead More

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Tommy Malone – Natural Born Days (2013)

Tommy Malone was not lacking for work as a musician, not with his frontman role in one of the best and beloved roots bands going, the Subdudes. This underrated talent had basically handed his career over to this New Orleans favorite on and off from 1987 until the band wentRead More

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Bill Frisell – Big Sur (2013)