You may be asking yourself: Another live Peter Frampton? Already? I know I was. But there is at least one good reason for this one, beyond the snazzy 5.1 Surround Sound, and yet another interaction of all of the hits. His name is Bob Mayo. You May Also Like: PeterRead More

The pairing of legendary pianist Dick Hyman and wondrous vocalist Heather Masse takes flight on Lock My Heart, a charming and easygoing record. You May Also Like: Kansas, “With This Heart” from The Prelude Implicit (2016): One Track Mind Steve Kuhn Trio – ‘To and From the Heart’ (2018)

Sean Nowell is a name I remember from a couple of years ago when sizing up his last album Stockholm Swingin’ (2011), a snappy live encounter of solid, straight ahead jazz performed by both American and Swedish musicians in a small combo band. You May Also Like: Michael Dease –Read More

Just when you think no other aspect of Beatles history could possibly be overlooked, a book comes along revealing a little-known corner of their story. You May Also Like: ‘George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle’ by Philip Norman (2023): Books The Favorite Beatle: Taking an Eternal Question to the Next LevelRead More

You could be forgiven for not believing that a new project based on the work of Irish poet William Butler Yeats might be the rocking-est, modern-est thing the Waterboys have put out in some 25 years. But it is. You May Also Like: Waterboys – ‘Where the Action Is’ (2019)

Producer Billy Sherwood is substantially finished with the star-flecked Prog Collective 2, which will include some of the final recordings of Peter Banks, the original Yes guitarist who passed earlier this month. You May Also Like: The Prog Collective – ‘Worlds On Hold’ (2021) Peter Frampton, Prog Collective, Terry BladeRead More

Dave Haskell is back, which is undoubtedly significant news for longtime followers of the San Francisco Bay Area’s jazz and blues scenes. And if you’re a fusion fan from any other locale, then let me tell you why that should be significant to you, too. You May Also Like: HowRead More

The Eddies are one of the greatest bands making the scene, and ‘Gonna Sing About This’ shows they’re still moving in the right direction.

The addition of new vocalist Ted Leonard, late of the band Enchant, has brought Spock’s Beard back to its complex but consistently upbeat roots with Neal Morse. You May Also Like: Neal Morse Did It All (Again) on ‘Songs from November’ Jim Beard and Jon Herington – ‘Chunks and Chairnobs’Read More

“Every beat on the album was original,” said Herbie Hancock about his game-changing funk-jazz album Head Hunters. It’s the one aspect about that record that has stood out to me over everything else, and made Harvey Mason a drum hero in my book You May Also Like: Michael Coleman +Read More