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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Barry - If I Did Not Speak Out
Ryan Barry is an up-and-coming U.S. jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who has fast become a fixture of the highly competitive New York City jazz scene. He first fell in love with jazz and organic improvisation while…
Continue Reading »New Feature - Check the side bar - Great streaming album - This week's Artist - Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins Born: Harlen NY September 7, 1930 Genre Style: Modern Jazz Sonny Rollins (1930–2026) was an American tenor saxophonist widely celebrated as one of the most commanding and influential improvisers in jazz history. After rising to prominence…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW: Joanna Connor - Live On 11/11
Joanna Connor is an absolute powerhouse on the Chicago scene, widely celebrated as the "Queen of Slide Guitar" for her fierce, lightning-fast fretwork. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Massachusetts, she fell in love with music early through…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW: Will Schneider Trio - Convergence
Based out of Northwest Ohio, Will Schneider is a horn player, composer, and teacher who has been doing cool things with the French horn, pulling it out of the classical world and dropping it straight into modern jazz…
Continue Reading »Severn Records artist: Ursula Ricks - My Street - New Release Review - Ursula is in need!
I was going through some of my old reviews and wondered what happened to Ursula as I have seen anything from her in a long time. I really loved this release. Well, I found out that Ursula is…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW: Brigitte Purdy - Mother of the Crossroads
Brigitte Purdy returns to center stage with her latest studio release, Mother of the Crossroads, a record that effortlessly bridges the gap between classic soul and hard-hitting blues-rock. Produced alongside multi-instrumentalist Dave Osti via Dirtshack Records, the project…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW:Jane Getter Premonition - Transmogrify
Jane Getter Premonition is the killer progressive-fusion vehicle steered by NYC guitar ace and singer-composer Jane Getter. It’s basically where heavy prog-rock grit crashes headfirst into razor-sharp jazz fusion—zero filler, all teeth. Flanked by an elite crew of…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW: Tas Cru - Might Give Out ...But I Won't Give In
Tas Cru calls himself a "blues eclectic," mostly because he refuses to get boxed into just one style. Based out of Central New York, he’s a seasoned singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has spent years building a reputation…
Continue Reading »ðŸ’¿ ALBUM REVIEW: Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Vinyl
Smithsonian Folkways has been the ultimate vault for American roots music since 1948, when founder Moses Asch started capturing raw, unvarnished sounds that mainstream labels ignored. Asch made it his mission to document the blues as living history,…
Continue Reading »New Feature - Check the side bar - Great streaming album - This week's Artist - J.D. Simo
J.D. Simo Born: Chicago, Il. April 25, 1985 Genre Style: Blues-rock, roots rock, acid jazz, hill country blues J.D. Simo is the kind of guitar player who feels less like a modern musician and more like a time-traveling…
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