Peter Hum – Alpha Moment (2015)
Once again, noted Ottawa music critic Peter Hum walks the walk with a mainstream jazz album full of strong compositions and strong performances.
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John Scofield – Past Present (2015)
The bop delight ‘Past Present’ is a new classic to go alongside those vintage John Scofield Quartet classics.
Kari Ikonen Trio – Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories (2015)
Full of moments of beauty and offbeat explorations, Kari Ikonen Trio’s ‘Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories’ goes beyond their sublime prior release ‘Bright’.
Carol Duboc – Colored Glasses (2015)
An accomplished jazz singer, Carol Duboc flexes her R&B chops as well as her songwriting skill on this self-penned 10-song album.
Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015)
Delightful, lifting and energetic, ‘Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show’ recalls the best vintage straight-ahead jazz – but done the Mort Weiss way.
Randy Brecker, “New Frontier” (2015): Something Else! exclusive stream
Randy Brecker knows his way around both pop and modern jazz. He puts both together so convincingly on this update of a Donald Fagen classic.
Dead Neanderthals – Worship the Sun (2015)
Reaching out to anyone who enjoys improvised music, Dead Neanderthals’ ‘Worship the Sun’ is simple, coherent and above all, fun.
Charlie Hunter got his groove back on the endlessly accessible Baboon Strength
With ‘Baboon Strength,’ released on Sept. 9, 2008, Charlie Hunter didn’t waver so much between an R&B-influenced feel and the abstract.
Mary Halvorson – Meltframe (2015)
Trying to make sense of the surprises that lurk around every corner on Halvorson’s solo guitar outing ‘Meltframe’ is much of the fun in listening to this.
Steven T. Easter, musician and promoter: Something Else! Interview
Steven T. Easter is a bit of a phenomenon. As we learn in this in-depth talk, he is a musician, promoter, producer and kite flyer – yes, kite flyer.
