The Brooklyn Bridge delivers fat sounds and assertive funk in their debut CD “Here Now.” The eight tracks have hot beats and a comfortable roll, with songs like “Limit is the Sky” which brings a gliding ease through a memorable melody, and “Upper West Side Ride” which throws off a delightfully smartass NYC attitude. What... Continue Reading →
Agnar Már Magnusson’s New CD “Mór” Reaches the Solar Plexus
The new CD by Agnar Már Magnusson riffs off the Icelandic folk songs that have formed the leader’s musical essence. There’s an air of suspense and a depth to the title track “Mor” that plays like a turning point in life. A pulled-back tempo and sluggish brushes with a solemn bass line keep the listener... Continue Reading →
J-pop Star Senri Oe Makes Death-Defying Hairpin Turn into Jazz
The very first jazz release from former Japanese pop star Senri Oe is called “HMMM” and it is with this humorous introspection that one can regard the new direction he’s enthusiastically embraced. The CD comes out September 20 on PND Records. Regardless of mood or mode, the tracks jump off the page with spirit and... Continue Reading →
Artist, Technician and Choreographer of Notes
When you get discovered by an absolute icon of big band like Doc Severinsen…you know you're on a track that’s right and tight. Jazz pianist Mary Louise Knutson has fingers that communicate by dancing on the keys on, say, “Bernie’s Tune” and the pointed “Can You Hear Me Now?” or placing down a somber thought... Continue Reading →
With Love, Victor Borge
Classical pianist and humorist Victor Borge (1909-2000), born in Denmark, was one of early television’s first musicians to perform a stunning variety of classical pieces for a rapt audience, all while injecting a wonderful, dry humor into his performances. In “My Favorite Comedies in Music” (Franklin Watts Publishing/1980) Borge offered his observations of the masters... Continue Reading →
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