"The blues is best served up live, with an enthusiastic audience and a killin' band, and that's exactly what guitarist Albert Cummings does...Cummings effortlessly shifts from chimney subdued stylings to raucous roadhouse raunch to soaring yet stinging lead lines, driving his audience to frenzy in all the right places," raves GUITAR EDGE MAGAZINE. Cummings' most […]
"Bugnon offers ballads, midtempo numbers and occasional dashes of funk. But key to his sound is the kind of smooth-jazz piano that Joe Sample, Bob James and others created..." says JAZZ TIMES. "A gorgeous acoustic piano style," raves ALLMUSIC.
"Shemekia Copeland is one of the great blues voices of our time," claims the CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
"Soul is not dead... it has been resuscitated by a handful of flamekeepers with the care and the tonsils to bring the music back to its former glory...Orsi and his cohorts, drummer River City Slim, guitarist Larry Willey, bassist Tony DeLisio, and Steve Donovan on keyboards with John Smayda on saxophones and Neil Tint on trumpet, […]
"Hayes is on a select list of jazz's most exciting, imaginative drummers," states JAZZ TIMES. "Louis Hayes - who has been a force in jazz drumming for more than sixty years, anchoring legendary groups led by Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, among others," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"This Connecticut band has through-the-roof energy and still channels the spirit of New Orleans..." says PASTE MAGAZINE. BAND MEMBERS: Mike Marsters (Trombone); Aaron Eaddy (Trumpet); Jon Singngam (Percussion); Tommy Weeks (Tenor Saxophone); Colin Walters (Alto Saxophone); Marvin McNeill (Trombone); and Chris Chhoeun (Trumpet).
"This Connecticut band has through-the-roof energy and still channels the spirit of New Orleans..." says PASTE MAGAZINE. BAND MEMBERS: Mike Marsters (Trombone); Aaron Eaddy (Trumpet); Jon Singngam (Percussion); Tommy Weeks (Tenor Saxophone); Colin Walters (Alto Saxophone); Marvin McNeill (Trombone); and Chris Chhoeun (Trumpet).
"The band continues to be led and produced by its two Herbie Hancock-era members, percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark...The band is tight, the sound is big and the overall effect is unashamed good fun," says ALL ABOUT JAZZ (2022 Album Review 'Speakers In The House'). "'Speakers in the House' is remarkably masterful, fresh-sounding, […]
"He slaps, taps, and caresses his way to brilliance," raves GUITAR WORLD. "Dawes is jaw dropping," claims GUITAR PLAYER.
"With the Jukes, you're out there every night leading this great rock & roll circus, giving it everything you've got" says Southside Johnny Lyon, known as The Godfather of "the New Jersey Sound" and who just this past year was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame by close friend Jon Bon Jovi. "Soul, […]
"When people start talking about Mandy Barnett, eventually the word "amazing" gets used," states the AUSTIN CHRONICLE. "Mandy Barnett was born to make this album. 'Every Star Above's songs from the Great American Songbook and the same songs Billie Holiday performed for her 'Lady in Satin' are perfect matches for Barnett's lush and sultry vocals, […]
"When people start talking about Mandy Barnett, eventually the word "amazing" gets used," states the AUSTIN CHRONICLE. "Mandy Barnett was born to make this album. 'Every Star Above's songs from the Great American Songbook and the same songs Billie Holiday performed for her 'Lady in Satin' are perfect matches for Barnett's lush and sultry vocals, […]
"GA-20" has been making music inspired by raw, primordial blues, vintage rock and roll, and rhythm and blues since coming together in 2018..." raves ROCK AND BLUES MUSE."A magical blues trio. "As far as current purveyors of the blues go, GA-20 is near the top...With 'Crackdown', the band is poised to stay that way for years […]
His, tone, feel and style are unrivaled in today's guitar playing community. He is scary good. It was a true honor to do shows with him, stated JOE BONAMASSA. Greg Koch is one of those players with chops to spare great chops, great imagination. It doesn't get much better than this," says VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE.
"Peter White, having assumed the crown from George Benson has established himself as the gold standard for smooth jazz guitarists..." says JAZZ TIMES. "Peter White is a technically proficient guitarist who blends impeccable taste and admirable fluidity in his playing," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"Peter White, having assumed the crown from George Benson has established himself as the gold standard for smooth jazz guitarists..." says JAZZ TIMES. "Peter White is a technically proficient guitarist who blends impeccable taste and admirable fluidity in his playing," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"Peter White, having assumed the crown from George Benson has established himself as the gold standard for smooth jazz guitarists..." says JAZZ TIMES. "Peter White is a technically proficient guitarist who blends impeccable taste and admirable fluidity in his playing," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
The PSO's principal wind players present a program of woodwind quintet and sextet music with a wide range of enchanting, quirky and melodic works. From the wit and emotional depth of Francois Poulenc's Sextet, to the jazzy Sextet by Theodor Blumer, and the bluesy spun melodies of Samuel Barber's Quintet, we will explore a variety […]
"It is time we stop referring to saxophonist Alexa Tarantino as one of the "on the rise" young starts in jazz. She has arrived, and by the sounds of things, she is here to stay," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
"Veronica Lewis is one of the most promising torch-bearers of American rock 'n' roll," raves AMERICAN SONGWRITER. "A Spellbinding Performance, so absolutely astounding, there aren't enough superlatives to describe such a MONSTER TALENT," states LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE.
"As a pianist, he possesses the improvisatory skills and powerful sense of swing one associates with world-class artists...Childs is an inventive composer and arranger whose effort in those areas consistently expand the dimensions of the jazz genre - and beyond," says the LOS ANGELES TIMES. The Billy Childs Quartet includes: GRAMMY® Award-Winning Trumpeter INGRID JENSEN […]
Pezzotti masters the art of storytelling...The narrative of life, love and promise conjure the sensibilities of a bygone era, something particularly impressive for a 23-year-old vocalist...A sound band, promising voice, excellent song selection and writing mark Pezzotti as a performer to watch.- DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE (2019 Album Review 'We've Only Just Begun)
