Bob Jacobson August 2, 2022July 27, 2022 0 Comments

Vocalist Tony Z’s New Album: Standing Ovations

Vocalist Tony Ziesat explains that his latest album, with pianist Stef Scaggiari, is titled Standing Ovations! because its nine songs “have struck a resonant chord in audiences during my live performances over the years.” Many of those performances took place at Germano’s, the Little Italy restaurant which often featured jazz and which, like so many others, did not survive the Covid pandemic. | Read more>> Read More

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Ian Rashkin April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 0 Comments

Terry Koger New Album: Out of Time

Terry Koger’s new album Out of Time grabbed my attention from the first bar, with Darrell Taylor’s powerful rolling drums introducing the great hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (J. Rosamund Johnson). When the rest of the band enters in a strong rhythmic unison, it’s clear that this group intends to do just that. | Read more>> Read More

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Marianne Matheny-Katz March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 0 Comments Irene Jalenti

Irene Jalenti – An Expert Storyteller Finds Her Inner Voice

One of the qualities I always look for in an artist is a unique point of view—what they bring to the public conversation, something that is solely theirs. And so, it is gratifying when an artist you have known for a while and watched perform and evolve creates a project that is extraordinary in its rich display of skill, personality, passion, and artistry–and crowned with a magical “something extra”. | Read more>> Read More

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Eric Byrd October 4, 2021November 10, 2021 0 Comments Blue House, Clarence Ward III, Dat Feel Good

Clarence Ward III’s New Album, Dat Feel Good–Live at Blue House

Clarence Ward III and his band Dat Feel Good have released a live recording, titled Live At Blue House, which captures his group in fine form on eight tracks. It is an inspiring program of music, coming from a deep place within the artist. | Read more>> Read More

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David Joseph May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 0 Comments Keystone Korner, Stanley Cowell

STANLEY COWELL: Late Pianist Had Plenty to Say in His Last Album

For a jazz master whose modus operandi was versatility, it seems befitting that his final recorded work would be Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore. To appreciate this demonstration on how to be the jack-of-all-trades- jazzman, it bears examining this album with slightly more than what meets the ear. | Read more>> Read More

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CD Reviews

Vocalist Tony Z’s New Album: Standing Ovations

Terry Koger New Album: Out of Time

Irene Jalenti – An Expert Storyteller Finds Her Inner Voice

Clarence Ward III’s New Album, Dat Feel Good–Live at Blue House

STANLEY COWELL: Late Pianist Had Plenty to Say in His Last Album

Society Stage: Live Jazz at Order of the Ace

Listening Library at The Elk Room

Brian Simpson

African American History: From Jazz to Hip Hop

Jacquelyn Slade’s Junior Recital