Graham Taylor
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05/29/12 Community Articles
Interview: Saxophonist Charles Licata
Q: You're an accomplished saxophonist. How did it all start for you? A: There was a musical atmosphere in our house with my mother singing Italian arias, my father's friends playing the Buffalo Symphony, and a piano in the front room. I started out playing...
05/26/12 Albums
Steve Weingart and Renee Jones have brilliant 'Dialogue' on smoothly textured new album
It’s a fact: Some artists are born. Yes, it’s a common argument that musicians, especially the ones who are brilliantly talented, are molded into shape, their intensive knowledge downloaded via intense study or osmosis and their keen skills carved through...
05/25/12 Albums
Aural beauty of fingerstyle playing illustrated on new Fabien Degryse album
The fluid elegance of Fabien Degryse’s guitars illustrates the aural beauty of fingerstyle playing, which is in full bloom on his latest album, “Fingerswingin.” A collection of mesmerizing instrumentals, Degryse has the ear of a poet and the visual perspective...
04/12/12 Community Articles
Jazz Profile: Kyle Walz
Given that he is a public-school teacher, perhaps it’s fitting that “Lifted Standards,” the debut album from guitarist Kyle Walz, should be graded. In that case, the record certainly deserves an A; after all, Walz’ heartfelt interpretations of jazz and R...
04/10/12 Community Articles
Jazz Profile: Miko Montgomery
He has a famous last name, and it has nothing to do with a defunct department store. In the jazz community, it carries a different legacy. Nevertheless, keyboardist Miko Montgomery doesn’t want to capitalize on the familiarity the world has with his late...
03/23/12 Albums
Album Review: "A Quartet Session (Live from Martin Hall)" - Nathan Woodward
At just two tracks – but over 13 minutes of music – Nathan Woodward’s "A Quartet Session (Live from Martin Hall)" is nevertheless more fulfilling than many actual LPs. The key to its success is Woodward himself, whose deft skills with the saxophone can be...
03/23/12 Albums
Album Review: “À la carte” - Groove55
The Canadian quartet Groove55 has developed chemistry so tightly knitted that their music flows like a waterfall. This is a group that not only embodies smooth jazz as a genre but in a literal sense as well. Featuring saxophonist Yves Adam, keyboardist Jacques...
03/22/12 Community Articles
Interview: Saxophonist Mark Lopeman
Saxophonist Mark Lopeman personifies the class and style that once defined jazz. On his newest album, "Nice Work If You Can Get It," Lopeman delivers one spirited performance after another, both uplifting and touching the heart with tracks that convey love...
03/07/12 Community Articles
Interview: Pianist Francesco Turrisi
Time itself is an endless series of photographs; they continually flip by in motion, our memories preserving each frame. That, too, is how “Fotografia,” the latest album from pianist Francesco Turrisi, unfolds. In this collection of sublime instrumentals...
02/22/12 Albums
Music Review: Roman Rhodes and the Born Again Pagans
Album: "The Emergent Sea" Grade: A- Website: http://www.romanrhodes.com For a band so plugged into the ‘60s, Roman Rhodes and the Born Again Pagans also feel utterly contemporary. This is mainly because Rhodes turns a blind eye to stylistic boundaries; on...
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