Album Reviews

Alfredo Rodríguez is one of the best Cuban composers and jazz pianists. Rodriguez left Cuba for the United States seven years ago. The classically-trained pianist and composer has been mentored and produced by music legend Quincy Jones. But leaving Cuba, doesn’t mean he ...

Cyrille Aimée is a French jazz vocalist based in Brooklyn. Her style of singing is very “colorful” because is a mix of jazz and gypsy music, in wich she fel in love when she was just a little girl. Now she has a ne album, the second Mack Avenue Records recording, the ...

Martin Lindholm is a multifaceted musician from Sweden, who left us all thrilled by his debut album titled “Gryning”. “Gryning” was released on the firs of March 2016, and this 9 tracks are getting more popular day by day thanks to the unique skills that Lindholm

Logan Richardson is a outgoing alto saxophonist from Kansas City, Missouri. He gave us a big surprise when he released his new album “Shift”, on February 26, 2016. This is his debut for Blue Note, recruiting what can best be described as band of ringers, thanks to the ...

Mark Etheredge released his new album “Connected” on Friday, February 26, 2016. “Connected” is a contemporary jazz album produced by two time GRAMMY® winner Paul Brown. The album on Vipaka Records features ten original songs composed by Etheredge including two in ...

Joey Alexander is born as Josiah Alexander Sila, on June 25, 2003. He is an Indonesian jazz pianist and is considered a child prodigy. He released his first album, “My Favorite Things” on May 12, 2015, at age 11. Alexander taught himself to play jazz at age six, ...

Israeli trumpeter Avishai Cohen makes his leader debut on ECM with Into The Silence. The album features pianist Yonathan Avishai, drummer Nasheet Waits and bassist Eric Revis, known for his work with the Branford Marsalis Quartet along with Sax from Bill McHenry. The ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith is set to release his first Blue Note album in 45 years with the January 29 release of Evolution. The album Evolution is a spin of funk, gospel, jazz and more. Teeming with his trademark accent marks, finesse caresses, bright sparks and jagged lines, ...

Bill Frisell dreams big and works big, with his newest masterpiece the album “When you wish upon a star”. William Richard “Bill” Frisell is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s. “When you wish ...

After the release of their self-titled debut Jazz Funk Soul album, the outgoing trio of Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb and Everette Harp booked more studio time, with the goal of capturing their dynamic onstage energy and flow on a follow-up release. The name od this one of a kind ...