Saxophonist Moreira Chonguica has assembled an amazing cadre of musicians who pour their hearts into his latest CD called “M & M,” so titled because of the collaboration with Manu Dibango, the recently passed icon and singer/songwriter from Cameroon. A celebration and fresh remembrance of his contribution to music, this CD is infused with glints... Continue Reading →
Advice and tidbits on how to keep your music and your brand on track. Today's inspiration comes from Lisbon-based guitarist Javier Subatin who has just come out with the self-released "Variaciones." How are you getting gigs, whether performing or teaching? In order to get gigs... I'm looking for festivals starting in January and after. Regarding... Continue Reading →
To imbue nuanced atmosphere so skillfully into what is really a brilliant study of dynamics and chordal structures, one needs to be part musician, part teacher and part painter. That is not a tall order for songwriter and pianist Jeremy Siskind. In his latest release “Perpetual Motion Etudes for Piano,” he takes us from the... Continue Reading →
Composer, arranger and jazz vocalist Carol Nethen brilliantly invokes her classical Muse and conjures up clouds of ether and mystery with her accompaniment to a Victorian era work titled "The Yellow Wallpaper." Just re-released by The Spencer Library, the project creatively pairs fine literature with what amounts to sonic poetry. Taking the time to explore... Continue Reading →
Advice and tidbits on how to keep your music and your brand on track. Today's inspiration comes from vocalist FAYE PATTON, who was in good company as being featured in the outstanding new book WOMEN IN JAZZ. She also had a "lovely gig" in mid-March and is waiting for the review to come out in... Continue Reading →
Advice and tidbits on how to keep your music and your brand on track. Today's inspiration comes from trumpet player Jonathan Saraga. How are you getting gigs, whether performing or teaching? I'm not getting any performance gigs...right now, but I am going to start working on it. I have been observing how people have set... Continue Reading →
First in a series of advice and tidbits from musicians everywhere: how to keep your music and your brand on track. Today’s inspiration comes from saxman Alex Hitchcock. How are you getting gigs, whether performing or teaching? I've put the immediate search for gigs on hold just for the moment while I adjust to my... Continue Reading →
Always a sucker for a fat sax and a hot beat, I took a listen to the new single from vocalist Zoey Tess and I was not disappointed. Tess wields a strong and assertive voice with beautiful tone and phrasing that punches and glides in all the right places. Artist’s quote: “It’s a blend of... Continue Reading →
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