Jackie Oldham November 29, 2024November 5, 2024 0 Comments

Mark Osteen and Cold Spring Jazz Quartet Celebrate Familial and Cultural Roots in their new album, Next of Kin

[Photo credit: Leo Howard Lebow] n their delightful new album, Next of Kin, Mark Osteen’s Cold Spring Jazz Quartet (CSJQ) takes listeners on a rhythm-driven journey dedicated to the band’s loved ones for inspiring the music on the album. But the definition of “loved ones” goes beyond immediate family to include all living things on the planet. | Read more>> Read More

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David McGarvey November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 0 Comments

A New Sonic Adventure from Percussionist Mike Kuhl

[Photo credit: Efrain Ribeiro] Baltimore percussionist Mike Kuhl has a new release entitled Diverging Passages. Kuhl has been a fixture in the Baltimore jazz scene for decades in many different bands, and many different styles. From straight-ahead, to free jazz, to the avant-garde to Venezuelan jazz, and many more, Kuhl has held down the rhythm section. | Read more>> Read More

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Ian Rashkin March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 0 Comments

LaFayette Gilchrist’s New Album Undaunted – Familiar but Fresh and New.

For fans of his groovy, rhythm-oriented jazz, Lafayette Gilchrist’s latest album Undaunted is a welcome addition to a growing catalog of great, diggable music by one of Baltimore’s most recognizable pianists. For non-fans, what’s the hold-up? Time to get on board! | Read more>> Read More

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Jackie Oldham March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 0 Comments

John Lamkin II’s New Album Will Keep You Movin’ ‘n Groovin’ the Lamkin Way

With his latest release, Movin,’ the venerable John Lamkin II, with The Favorites Jazz Quintet, starts out swinging and never stops! The tempos, styles, and moods of the ten songs on this record range from fast to slow, ebullient to mournful, but the central theme, as Dr. | Read more>> Read More

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Eric Byrd December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 0 Comments Hannah Mayer, Stephen Sondheim

Hannah Mayer and Friends Play Sondheim

Young creatives nowadays march to a different drumbeat. They are fairly well experienced despite their age, and they find alternative pathways to get their art out to a public that is looking for non-traditional approaches to jazz. They are dynamic, thoughtful, and fearless in many formative ways. | Read more>> Read More

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Mark Osteen and Cold Spring Jazz Quartet Celebrate Familial and Cultural Roots in their new album, Next of Kin

A New Sonic Adventure from Percussionist Mike Kuhl

LaFayette Gilchrist’s New Album Undaunted – Familiar but Fresh and New.

John Lamkin II’s New Album Will Keep You Movin’ ‘n Groovin’ the Lamkin Way

Hannah Mayer and Friends Play Sondheim

Canceled: Spur of the Moment – Soul of the Holiday with Special Guests

Loose Ends featuring Jane Eugene

Jazz at Syriana with Judith Geller & Greg Small

Nicolaus Gelin Quintet

Backwater Sessions