Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions / Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny The Unity Sessions e: Nonesuch Records 2016 What's in a name? First there was the Unity Band in 2012; after several years of collaborations, solo work and small ensembles, the ever-restless m: Pat Metheny decided it was time for a steady quartet of his own again. Th... [ read more ]

Bobby Avey: Inhuman Wilderness

The failings and callousness of mankind have long served as muse and model for artists, but rarely have such negative stimuli yielded such powerful, probing, and positively mesmerizing work as what can be heard on Inhuman Wilderness. This fifth album from pianist Bobby Avey provides extraordinarily... [ read more ]

Take Five with Boris Savoldelli

About Boris Savoldelli: Boris is a vocal performer with a brilliant personality. He's always been in love with his "vocal instrument" and its extraordinary possibilities. He loves to find different original ways of singing, due to his eclectic background, from classical studies to jazz singing (than...

Carol Saboya: Carolina

Classic samba from enchanting Brazilian vocalist m: Carol Saboya and a first-rate band. It's a family affair, with her father, pianist/composer m: Antonio Adolfo in charge of piano and arrangements. He is working with his regular band, so the arrangements fit like a glove. The... [ read more ]

Take Five with Michael Joseph Harris

About Michael Joseph Harris Michael Joseph Harris began playing guitar at age 12. At 16 he won accolades as a jazz guitarist with the Downbeat Magazine award-winning Chantilly High Jazz Band. He studied with guitarist Rick Whitehead during high school and Jack Petersen at North Texas State Universit...

C.B.G: Les IndignA(C)s

The acronym "CBG" is the proxy for the Celano/Baggiani Group. The improvisational group is based in the Netherlands and has been active for more than ten years. Guitarist Guillermo Celano and drummer Marcos Baggiani have been the mainstays in a rotation that has experienced a number of personnel cha... [ read more ]

Taylor's Universe: Across the Universe

Back in the day, record companies would occasionally issue "Greatest Hits" compilation albums. Usually cheaply packaged (no gatefold, no credits, no liner notes, etc.), these collections were a convenient way to have all of an artist's big hits (plus some filler) in one convenient location. Record c... [ read more ]