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Conte Condoli, Conti Condoli: spell it as you like, either way, "Sincerely Conti" spells great jazz.
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Music Review: David Pedrick – ‘Time Remembered’
'Time Remembered' is an album that would have made Bill Evans proud.
Read More »Music Reviews: Chiara Izzi – ‘Motifs,’ Julia Karosi – ‘Hidden Roots’
Recent albums by skilled jazz singers from abroad.
Read More »Music Review: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – ‘Please Return the Evening: The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Salute the Music of the Rat Pack’
With the likes of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies working on it, swinging jazz, old and new, is in good hands.
Read More »Music Review: Yelena Eckemoff Quintet – ‘A Touch of Radiance’
Yelena Eckemoff and her quintet produce a finely-tuned, unified album.
Read More »Music Review: The Laura Dubin Trio – ‘Introducing The Laura Dubin Trio’
Meet the Laura Dubin Trio and you’ll meet some excellent jazz.
Read More »Three New Albums from Smoke Sessions Records – Cyrus Chestnut, Orrin Evans, Eric Reed
Three new quality albums in the Smoke Session series.
Read More »Music Review: Audrey Martin – ‘Living Room’
Audrey Martin is a singer who sings in service of the lyric, never trying to upstage it.
Read More »Music Review: Charles Davis – ‘For the Love of Lori’
If the album is cathartic for the artist, it is no less cathartic for the sensitive listener.
Read More »Interview: Somi on Her Major Label Debut, ‘The Lagos Music Salon’
Somi's "New African Jazz" style comes out of her lengthy stays in Lagos, Nigeria.
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