With ‘Here On Earth,’ Jenny Scheinman does more than merely curate the culture of the American Piedmont region. She brings it to life.

Think of ‘Gotta Get Back’ more as Walker’s renewal of his vows to the family and sweet, soulful roots music that made him who he is.

Playing with nervy purpose is purpose enough for the new jazz supergroup of Haas, Dillon, Singleton an Vidacovich to get together and make a record.

Here is an early listen to the new psychedelic fusion supergroup DRKWAV (John Medeski, Skerik, Adam Deitch), a stream of the track “Darkwave.”

Reconciling the icy precision of electronic music with the immediacy of fusion.

Every song finds a different way to soothe, groove and satisfy the soul. Blades and his badassed organ trio never seem to run out of ideas.

‘Sky Still Blue’ shows the benefits of Walker’s continual tweaking of his sound and it’s paid off in this completely solid album of roots music.

Gonzo vibes man Mike Dillon is the secret weapon in whatever project he’s involved with, whether it’s Garage A Trois, The Dead Kenny G’s or even Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. You May Also Like: Mike Dillon & Punkadelick – ‘Inflorescence’ (2023) Mike Dillon – ‘1918’ (2021) Nolatet (Mike Dillon, BrianRead More

The irrepressible vibraphone-playing jazz guerrilla Mike Dillon is prepping his latest album Band of Outsiders for an April 1, 2014 release (Royal Potato Family Records), You May Also Like: Mike Dillon – ‘1918’ (2021) Mike Dillon & Punkadelick – ‘Inflorescence’ (2023) Nolatet (Mike Dillon, Brian Haas, James Singleton + JohnnyRead More

Last month when chatting up an advance, streamed track of keyboardist Brian Haas and drummer Matt Chamberlain’s upcoming collaboration Frames, I made kind of a critic’s equivalent of a movie trailer about the album itself You May Also Like: Nolatet (Mike Dillon, Brian Haas, James Singleton + Johnny Vidacovich) –Read More