Two things became apparent to me when first hearing “Glamour Profession” on Steely Dan’s ‘Gaucho.’

At times, jazz vocalist Maria Neckam’s music sounds like Joni Mitchell during her mid-70s jazz excursion but with a Annette Peacock stream-of-conscienceness flow and Bjork-like modern sensibility, delivered with pipes as pure as Suzanne Vega. You May Also Like: Jacob Garchik – ‘Assembly’ (2022) Roberto Maria Zorzi, Michael Manring, ScottRead More

The Meldavians represent the coming together of three major talents all out of North Carolina: vocalist and acoustic guitarist Melissa Reaves, guitarist Scott Sawyer and keyboardist Dave Fox. You May Also Like: Farewell Milwaukee – FM (2016) Spencer Davis Group – Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (2016)

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band features the most inspired husband-wife team in roots music since Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.

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Journeyman is sax specialist Brandon Wright’s second time out as a leader and for this go around he brought some of his cohorts in the Mingus Big Band in the studio with him You May Also Like: James Brandon Lewis Trio – No Filter (2016) James Brandon Lewis – ‘Transfiguration’Read More