Ramsey Lewis has created a bounty of fresh Latin-influenced soul charts of exceptional variety. Again playing only acoustic concert grand piano, his approach is more mainstream than the contemporary tone of his previous issue, Between the Keys.
Pat Metheny burst onto the jazz scene in the 1970s as a guitar wunderkind, playing in vibraphonist Gary Burton’s band before establishing a career as … Read More “Pat Metheny: Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) (Modern)”
The pain of Frank Kimbrough’s sudden death on December 30, 2020 still feels fresh. His posthumous album Ancestors, recorded in June of 2017, is both … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Ancestors (Sunnyside)”
With the closure of Los Angeles’ Blue Whale came the end of an era. For approximately 11 years—from the time Joon Lee opened the venue … Read More “Josh Nelson: Live at Blue Whale, Volume 1 (Steel Bird)”
This project began as a way to celebrate the musical legacy of Philadelphia’s native son Jimmy Heath after his January 2020 passing, but it morphed … Read More “Temple University Jazz Band: Without You, No Me (BCM&D)”
