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Bobby Broom - My Shining Hour
by Dave Sumner, Wondering Sound
Following on the heels of his solid 2012 release Upper West Side Story, his first album of all original compositions, guitarist Broom returns to the Great American Songbook for his newest release. Joined by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven, this session's intimacy is matched by its warmth. There is an old-school feel to this recording, both in terms of the expression of the music and its sonic qualities, a sense of... read more
John Stowell and Ulf Bandgren - Throop
by Hessel Fluitman, Jazzflits- Netherlands
John Stowell lives in Portland, Oregon and Ulf Bandgren in Gothenburg, Sweden. Both gentlemen met in Ithaca, New York and then Bandgren was invited by Stowell in 2010 to perform together at the Ballard jazz Festival in Seattle. The interplay between the two guitarists is exemplary. Over and over again, soloing and accompanying, they create a complete Orchestra. Most compositions are by Ulf Bandgren, but also contains a number by Stowell and one... read more
Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott - Return of the East-West Trumpet Summit
by Travis Rogers, Jr., JazzTimes
With the astounding success of their 2010 release East-West Trumpet Summit, Ray Vega and Thomas Marriott are at it again with Return of the East-West Trumpet Summit (Origin 82707). It recalls the great duets like Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw and it is with that honor to history that Vega and Marriott embark on this adventure that is loaded with great standards and classics and even some original material and those exemplary... read more
Jordan VanHemert - Survival of the Fittest
by Editor, The Walker's (Japan)
The newest release from Jordan VanHemert not only showcases how technically gifted he is on the saxophone but also showcases the depth of his personal life. He was adopted from South Korea and grew up in the US and thinks of music as a healing power, a joy, and an importance of being connected with one another. He captured these in this album. You can say this album is the most introspective record he has ever made. He has a powerful band that... read more
Bobby Broom - Upper West Side Story
by George Colligan, Jazz Truth
I am constantly being made aware of the major holes in my knowledge: I'm pretty ignorant about opera, I haven't seen "Predator", and I couldn't explain the Bosnian War if you offered me a million dollars. And also I've decided that I'm not as up on the great jazz guitarists as I should be. I've only recently been digging Charlie Christian, and I saw Pat Martino live two summers ago. I know a little about Wes Montgomery, Metheny,... read more
Hugo Fernandez - Cosmogram
by Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
Mexican-born Hugo Fernandez is a modern jazz guitarist who follows up his well-received debut album Origenes (CDbaby, 2012) with the new modern-styled Cosmogram featuring eight sophisticated original compositions in a generally warm-natured set of light and engaging modern jazz. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, Fernandez decided to move to Madrid, Spain where he is now based where he draws from an... read more
Bongwool Lee - My Singing Fingers
by Dan Ouellette, DOWNBEAT
Bongwool Lee's Jazz Epiphany
Call it a revelatory jazz moment. As a classical music prodigy in Seoul, South Korea, pianist Bongwool Lee was listening to the radio one day when she heard the graceful but sturdy sound of Oscar Peterson.
"I'd listened to the radio every day since I was very young," said Lee, who today is based in New York. "When I heard Oscar Peterson on the radio, it changed my life immediately. I was 16 and I decided... read more
Joachim Mencel - Brooklyn Eye
by Mateusz Kołodziej, AxunArts (Poland)
Joachim Mencel grew up in a country where at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the next decade, people did not bask in luxury (although part of the society probably did not complain). The constant fight for freedom, an attempt to overthrow the power controlled from Moscow, dreams of a better life - preferably in the United States, which were presented as an almost mythical land from where Polish families received parcels from time to... read more
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