Christian Tamburr: Boundless Creativity By Susan Frances From Cocoa Beach, Florida to the world stage, composer, bandleader, vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Christian Tamburr is a welcome sight to the jazz emporium. …
Brian Kooken: Leading a Blues Trio with Soul By Susan Frances The BK Trio are pros at creating harmony in their dialogue, using the languages of blues, jazz, funk, soul, …
Mark Lettieri: The Beauty of Instrumental Music By Susan Frances If audiences can imagine one guitar that has traveled through the decades since its inception, used for playing across the …
Jeff Reed: The Art of Musical Conversation By Susan Frances Few listeners would disagree that jazz allows musicians to practice their skills at holding musical conversations. The genre not only …
Santiago Leibson: 9 Bars of Self-Expression By Susan Frances Born in Argentina and based in Brooklyn, New York, jazz pianist and composer Santiago Leibson straddles the line between classical music …
Amy Shook: The Power of a Trio By Susan Frances 3D Jazz Trio, where the D stands for Divas, is a swinging jazz ensemble comprised of drummer Sherrie Maricle, pianist …
Nubya Garcia: Expanding the Vision of Jazz By Susan Frances The jazz spectrum is one of the few breeds of music that invite visionaries to blaze new trails, challenge traditional …
Nicholas Brust: Expressing Personality Through Music By Susan Frances Frozen in Time, the latest offering from composer/saxophonist Nicholas Brust is more than merely an exercise in composing music with his …
Mick Hayes: Philly Soul Meets Buffalo Blues By Susan Frances Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mick Hayes entered 2020 with the intention of resetting his recording career, forging new friendships, and embarking on new …
Sherrie Maricle: Time Is The Stuff Life Is Made Of By Susan Frances The opening scene of the 1939 film Gone with the Wind shows a plaque that reads “Do …