Dave Stryker – ‘Eight Track Christmas’ (2019)
Dave Stryker and his crack, soul-jazz combo offer their fourth ‘Eight Track’-branded album, where the only difference is the festive season theme.

Dave Stryker and his crack, soul-jazz combo offer their fourth ‘Eight Track’-branded album, where the only difference is the festive season theme.
Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp continue to relentlessly push the envelope after all these years.

Byron Asher’s “Blues Obligato” is kind of like Dixieland informed by a hundred years of music development.

Tom Tallitsch’s ‘Ten’ sometimes posits itself closer to rock than jazz, but it retains all the improvisation and musicianship associated with the latter.

Neal Francis is making the most of his second chance to make a first impression, creating quality soul music earnestly by hand.

Miles Okazaki constructs songs that go against convention, telling a different, engaging musical story with each piece.
“Just Another Story” arrived 25 years ago today as part of Jamiroquai’s sophomore release, ‘Return of the Space Cowboy.’

Pearring Sound is the moniker affixed to music led by alto saxophonist Jeff Pearring, and that sound is jazz that’s sometimes playful and always daring.

The only way to lose with Ameondola Vs. Blades’ funky delight ‘Everybody Wins’ is if you miss out on putting an ear to it.

As frontman David Lee Roth celebrates his 65th birthday today, we return to a handful of Van Halen favorites.