Acute Inflections, The Brave Review Connect with Acute Inflections: Facebook | The pairing of bassist, Sadiki Pierre and vocalist, Elasea Douglas (Acute Inflections) was a providential joining of efforts that has blossomed into one of the busiest duo’s in New York City. Pierre’s background traverses an interesting story of freedom of expression, also inertly obvious was … Read more
Pablo Sáez, Surensemble Review Connect with Pablo Sáez: Facebook Pablo Sáez Cerpa is a drummer, composer, arranger and teacher living in Cologne, Germany. Surensemble is the second solo album by Cerpa. The record was mixed by ten-time Grammy® Award Winner Michael Bishop and mastered by the late Walter Quintus. Featuring: João Luis Nogueira: acoustic guitar; … Read more
Pat Battstone, The Last Taxi: In Transit Review Connect with Pat Battstone: Facebook Pat Battstone continues to put forth creative and groundbreaking releases through collaborations with other like-minded musicians who share in his adventuresome spirit. His latest adventures have been in collaboration with the musical circles in Puglia, Italy, namely those of Gianna Montecalvo … Read more
Kevin Quinn, Paramedic Review Connect with Kevin Quinn: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Kevin Quinn is a jazz guitarist and composer that lives and was born and raised in New York. Quinn is a graduate of State University of New York at New Paltz. His love of music extends past the band stand and compositions … Read more
Shubh Saran, H.A.D.D Review Connect with Shubh Saran: Facebook Shubh Saran is an Indian born guitarist and composer living in New York City that is crating a sound of jazz that blends modern jazz, neo-soul, and rock with classical and contemporary Indian music. Saran’s upbringing was spent in six different countries and all the … Read more
Toni Jannotta, My Little Heart, Ruthie Review Connect with Toni Jannotta: Facebook Better late than never. Well, I am very late on this one. My hesitation was not the project, but how do I categorize this. Toni Jannotta by trade is a jazz vocalist and composer. This is a very different project all together. It’s … Read more
Kenny Carr, Departure Review Connect with Kenny Carr: Facebook Kenny Carr began his musical endeavor on violin at the young age of nine. He quickly discovered that his true love was with guitar in hand. Carr attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. In his final year he got the call to audition for Ray … Read more
The Adam Price Group, House Ghosts Review Adam Price is a versatile and skilled multi-instrumentalist whose primary instrument is clarinet on his debut album House Ghosts. Appropriately released on October 26th, 2018 just in time for the fall festivities. Hailing originally from Reading, PA. His interest in music was sparked at an early age. Two … Read more
Darrian Ford, New Standards Review Connect with Darrian Ford: Facebook | Chicago native Darrian Ford has had a vibrant career from co-starring opposite Halle Berry in HBO’s Introducing Dorothy Dandrige as Fayard Nicholas of the legendary Nicholas Brothers and a recurring role on Disney’s That’s So Raven. To starring in his own concept touring show … Read more
OKB Trio, The Ing… Review Connect with The OKB Trio: Facebook | Piano trios are one of the mainstay staples in the jazz genre, so when listening to this well-traversed instrumentation, it can at times begin to sound like the last piano trio you just heard on the list of pending releases to listen to. … Read more