With the veteran drum legend Jeff Hamilton at the helm of any ensemble swing is not just a given, it’s an imperative. United with the pia...

“Once upon a time” has to start somewhere. On his last album, 1954, guitarist/composer Ricardo Grilli chose to begin his own story in the...

Bassist, composer, and bandleader Eva Kess unveils a remarkable expanded sonic palette on Sternschnuppen: Falling Stars, to be released A...

Rising UK neo-soul star Poppy Ajudha has released “Watermelon Man (Under The Sun),” her new version of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man,”...

Christian Sands – Be Water   Christian Sands’ third recording for Mack Avenue Music Group captures and establishes him as a forceful le...

Marcos Valle’s career started with the end of bossa nova. A lifelong surfer, he expertly rode out the final wave of the waning internatio...

Earnest Walker Jr. - Ifatoba  If you enjoy your Smooth Jazz with exciting touches of African exotica, Earnest Walker, Jr’s Ifatoba (mea...

Theo Hill - Reality Check  We really love the music of Theo Hill more and more with each new record – and here, the pianist is working ...

Art Hirahara - Balance Point   A really lovely album from pianist Art Hirahara, and a set that maybe draws its title from the careful b...

James Carney Sextet - Pure Heart  Pianist James Carney has some might heavy help here on horns – a really bold lineup that features Ste...

Jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels’s ( http://eddiedanielsclarinet.net ) last album earned him his sixth GRAMMY nomination and launched a tri...

ARTEMIS—the jazz supergroup comprised of pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, clarinetist Anat Cohen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Ald...

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, & Brian Blade - RoundAgain  One of those rare cases where an all-star group is real...

Shaun Escoffery - Strong Enough  We've loved the music of Shaun Escoffery for many years now – right from that time when he emerged...

Diana Ross - Supertonic Mixes   A whole host of Diana Ross classics – all given a contemporary club treatment by producer/mixer Eric Ku...

Skii Harvey - So Cruel   Sometimes we just need to allow a song to break our hearts and make us cry. When you listen to Skii Harvey sin...

Motown Moe - The New Normal  With an incredible output of 16 albums over the past 12 years, Detroit based keyboardist/producer, Motown ...