"Lisa Fischer in concert is addictive. Every performance is so enriching, so exciting, so transcendent that you want more. With remarkable vocal range and vocabulary, Fischer can sing soul, jazz, rock, gospel, pop, folk and classical with equal facility and authority. She often mixes styles in the same song, sometimes in the same vocal line. […]
"West Coast blues guitar legend Junior Watson drops it like it's hot on his swinging new set 'Nothin' To It But To Do It'...Listen to the whole record then listen to it again. If you love the real blues, you're going to be stuck on this platter for a good long while," raves ROCK AND […]
"The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they've just dropped into a party," says THE GUARDIAN.
"The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they've just dropped into a party," says THE GUARDIAN.
"Dana Fuchs has one of those unmistakable voices, one perfect for exploring the confluence of blues and soul, the places where Otis Redding and Janis Joplin rub elbows and where the night and smoke get thick," says POPMATTERS. "Fuchs' raw, raucous voice has hints of Janis Joplin and Kim Carnes, but is resolutely her own..." […]
"Copeland does the rest, time and again turning in distinctive performances that come from the heart. Two decades further along, she leaves little doubt that she is one of the finest singers of her generation." (BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE)
"Hummel, a specialist in West Coast Blues, knows a thing or two about about how to please an audience," states THE NEW YORKER. "Hummel plays the harmonica with the fat, full sound that made Little Walter sound almost like a saxophonist rather than a harp man," says CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
"Although a protege of Wynton Marsalis, he and Harrold are different players. Keyon blends the reflections of Miles Davis with the attitude of Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah to form something relevant and cool. And it is this sound, honed yet raw, that announces Keyon Harrold onto the scene, not as a sideman, but a serious […]
The Band includes: GINA COLEMAN (Vocals), SETH FLEISCHMANN (Guitar), BILL PATRIQUIN (Trumpet), BEN KOHN (Keys), ROB TATTEN (Drums) and AARON DEAN (Sax). "Consummate band at the top of their game...a real treat" states BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE.
"The UK's James Hunter has made a name for himself as one of the premier practitioners of classic American soul music," says POPMATTERS. "Hunter traffics in an aesthetic that owes an obvious artistic debt to classic artists such as Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, yet he injects an appealing individuality into his artistry," states DOWNBEAT […]
"Rickie Lee Jones' voice, cultivated over a 45-year recording career, is its own thing. Her singing feels so immediate, so in-your-ear emotional, that it can encapsulate many eras while transcending such boundaries altogether," states NPR. "Not since Billie Holiday has there been a vocalist who so completely transforms a song into her own," praises ALL […]
"Alastair Greene blazes a big trail with his new record and continues his ascent to the top of the blues/rock game. He delivers an ideal balance of songwriting, guitar, and vocals you can't help but love. Get at this one straight away," raves ROCK & BLUES MUSE (2020 Album Review for 'The New World Blues'). […]
They've become one of the most innovative electro-acoustic jazz ensembles... Jackets XL offers not only a seamless, sophisticated, kaleidoscopic jazz collaboration, it also reveals Yellowjackets' musical evolution through taste, variety, imagination, and genuine surprise," states ALL ABOUT JAZZ (2022 Review of GRAMMY® Award Nominated Album 'Jackets XL').
This woman writes great songs and has the pipes to deliver them." - Elmore Magazine
"Venson plays with an infectious abandon that sweeps her audience up in her passion and emotion. Her marvelous voice is enchanting..." raves AMERICANA HIGHWAYS
"Vincent Ingala is one of the most exciting artists to emerge in contemporary jazz this past decade," raves JAZZIZ.
"A singer-songwriter and pianist in tune with the pulse of New Orleans, another expert mix of strutting party-starters and beseeching soul anthems, sung in an agreeably raspy voice," says the NEW YORK TIMES.
"A singer-songwriter and pianist in tune with the pulse of New Orleans, another expert mix of strutting party-starters and beseeching soul anthems, sung in an agreeably raspy voice," says the NEW YORK TIMES.
"Following the buzz around his debut 'Omega' released in 2020 on Blue Note, the 24-year-old Philadelphia born-and-raised alto saxophonist-composer Immanuel Wilkins raises the bar further with the same quartet for his latest release 'The 7th Hand'...it has an infectious energy that's somehow perfectly in tune with the album's spirit of exploration," states JAZZWISE (2022 Album Review […]
"Roomful of Blues celebrates their 50th anniversary with the first CD they're released in seven years... the band still remains skintight and delivers a knockout punch every time they take the stage," states BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE. "Roomful of Blues can play practically any style of blues with vigorous panache. At this rate, I fully expect […]
"When Curtis Stigers came on stage on Wednesday night, it felt as if someone had upped the wattage in the bulbs," raves the WALL STREET JOURNAL. "Rock 'n' roll and jazz share so many of the same artistic bloodlines that it's remarkable the two don't fuse more often into the kind of inspired marriage of […]
"Clearly in possession of virtuoso talents impressive singing voice, flitting among a range of styles," says the NEW YORK TIMES. "Grace plays with intelligence, wit and feeling," states WYNTON MARSALIS. "A highly accomplished musician with a charismatic and contagiously uplifting stage presence," says JON BATISTE. ?Finest young saxophonist on the scene today," raves DAVID SANBORN.
"The Funky Dawgz' refreshing mix of brass band favorites and modern pop tunes create a high-energy party environment regardless of the venue...It is simply something you must feel and experience!" raves LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC.
"The Funky Dawgz' refreshing mix of brass band favorites and modern pop tunes create a high-energy party environment regardless of the venue...It is simply something you must feel and experience!" raves LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC.
"He blends soul and blues in a way that makes it seem like his music could have been recorded 50 years ago...This is an album that deserves to be played at irresponsible volumes' your jam for those days when you just need to forget everything and boogie," says GLIDE MAGAZINE (2021 Album Review 'Little Black […]