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Music Review: Various Artists – ‘It’s Christmas on Mack Avenue’
'It’s Christmas on Mack Avenue' is as happy a celebration of the holiday season as a jazz enthusiast is likely to find under the tree this year.
Read More »Music Reviews: Roger Davidson – ‘Temple of the Soul,’ Joe Ferrara – ‘The Tiger Walks My Dreams,’ Kevin Cline – ‘Make Up Your Mind’
Three fine new jazz albums worth hearing.
Read More »Music Review: Cynthia Felton – ‘Save Your Love For Me: Cynthia Felton Sings the Nancy Wilson Classics’
A note to Cynthia Felton: Ethnomusicology is certainly important, but keep the albums coming.
Read More »Music Review: The Stanley Clarke Band – ‘Up’ [Mack Avenue Records]
' Up,' a September release from Mack Avenue Records, is a showcase of the many voices of Stanley Clarke.
Read More »Music Review: The Piano Guys – ‘Wonders’ [Deluxe CD/DVD Edition]
The Piano Guys offer intricate, innovative mashups of classical and popular music (such as Beethoven and Dave Matthews) in a deluxe package.
Read More »Music Review: The Urban Renewal Project – ‘Local Legend’
The Urban Renewal Project is the real thing—big band sound, at times edgy and always catchy.
Read More »Music Review: Clare Fischer Big Band – ‘Pacific Jazz’ Directed by Brent Fischer
Pacific Jazz is an album that would certainly have made Dr. Clare smile.
Read More »Music Review: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – ‘Jane Bunnett and Maqueque’
Bunnett and Maqueque are a match made in Afro-Cuban heaven.
Read More »Music Reviews: Kelly Suttenfield, Kaoruko Pilkington, Nancy Kelly
Three fine jazz singers take an original approach to their repertoire.
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