Casey Golden Trio’s ‘Outliers,’ uncommonly sophisticated from relative newcomers out of Australia, subverts jazz from within.

Between age-old rock snobbery and this nasty squabbling, it’s easy to forget what once made the Little River Band great. Time for a cool change.

You can hear and feel Princess Planet’s passion rising from the grooves.

This song bustles and boogies with soul and sweat.

A people-pleasing pop nugget all the way.

Diligently designed songs, executed with taste, substance, and energy.

These three extended pieces take minimalism to exotic – and redemptive – places

This has been done, of course. Among the legends to have played in a piano-and-bass duo are Bill Evans and Eddie Gomez, Chris Anderson and Charlie Haden, Duke Ellington and Ray Brown, and Paul Bley and Gary Peacock, among many others. To be sure, stepping into this format has itsRead More

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