Album Reviews

Stacey Kent presents us her newes album “Tenderly”, which is an “intimate collection of standards,”. “Tenderly” was released on January 15, 2016 by Sony Masterworks records. Stacey is a Grammy- nominated American jazz singer, and in her career she has many successful albums,

Ches Smith, Craig Taborn and Mat Maneri offer us a new fresh album The Bell. They are New York’s most imaginative left-field musicians, drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith, pianist Craig Taborn and tone-bending viola player Mat Maneri. The album has 8 songs, and it was released ...

“I Long To See You” is a new masterpiece of Charles Lloyd, with the new and refreshing The Marvels. The album is released on January 15, 2016, by Blue Note. While we all know the legendary Charles, The Marvels is a new band featuring guitarist Bill Frisell and ...

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick or better known as Kenny G, is an outstanding American saxophonist. He started his career very young a s a sideman for Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973, and do this day he has many albums, that show the talented musician he is. ...

George Benson presents us his new Ultimate Collection. The CD was released on April 21st 2015. It has 36 songs that are devided in two CDs. The label is Rhino. This collection features George Benson’s greatest hits, like The Greatest Love Of All, 20/20, Love X Love, Lady ...

Bassist Stanley Clarke, Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and guitarist Biréli Lagrène released their trio recording, D-Stringz.The album was released on November 6th 2015, by Verve label. The first time this trio combined was in 2012 for the all-star concert marking Ponty’s 50-year

The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band. William “Count Basie” (1904-1984) started his orchestra in Kansas City in 1935, and proceeded to develop and maintain one of the greatest jazz orchestras in music history, and in 2015 for their 80th anniversary they ...

There is nothing more poverful than a jazz orchestra, and that a fact proven by Maria Schneider. Maria Schneider is an American composer and big-band-leader. The Thompson Fields is the newest long awaiting project that came with a big bang, thanks to the power of the ...

Blake Aaron is a one man with many abilities, he’s a guitarist, composer, recording artist and radio show host. In May this year he released his 4th full length CD, “Soul Stories“, and his first completely selfproduced solo project.The album was released by ...

Jay Soto is an American smooth jazz guitarist. He’s also a composer, songwriter, producer, pianist, music instructor and church music director. After his great albums, Long Time Coming (2005), Stay Awhile (2007), Mesmerized (2009), Morning Glory (2013),The Best of… ...