Bill Heller, Passage Review Keyboardist Bill Heller is most recognized for his association with GRAMMY-nominated jazz group the Rippingtons. Ever busy as a producer, he has produced recordings for jazz guitarists Steve Briody and Matt Marshak and sax player Vincent Ioia. In 2000, Heller co-wrote and produced Strong Woman, an album dedicated to his wife Dawn, … Read more
Iwan VanHetten, Parabbean Tales Review Iwan VanHetten has spent fifteen years as the musical director and keyboardist with Sister Sledge and twenty years as musical director, keyboardist, trumpeter, songwriter, and producer with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials. His years as a touring, performing, and recording artist have allowed him to perform with some of the industry’s … Read more
Boris Kozlov, First Things First Review Boris Kozlov is a two-time Grammy Award-winning acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger; Boris has been on the New York and international jazz scene for the past twenty years. Kozlov is the bassist, arranger, and Musical Director for the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and The Orchestra and … Read more
Acute Inflections, Someday at Christmas Reviews New York jazz duo Acute Inflections continues their prolific pursuit of creating a groundbreaking sound with bass and voice. It is not a flash in the pan approach; it is a continued pursuit of creating songs and a discography that documents their soulful approach to popular tunes, jazz standards, … Read more
Grace Haggerty, What A Wonderful World Review Grace Haggerty hit the jazz community with a beautiful debut album titled, My Funny Valentine. The album enjoyed much success on jazz radio stations across North America and internationally. My Funny Valentine had five weeks on the NACC Top 30 Jazz Chart, breaking into the Top 14, including ten weeks on the … Read more
June Bisantz, 7 Shades of Snow Review June Bisantz is a vocalist and visual artist who has co-written and produced several collections of original vocal jazz compositions that have received national recognition. As a performer, she has toured internationally and performed and recorded with distinguished jazz musicians, including Steve Swallow, Paul Brown, Mike Stern, Steve Davis, … Read more
Pat Metheny, Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) Review Pat Metheny has been awing music fans since his debut album, Bright Size Life, released in 1975. His versatility as a composer and player is legendary. Over the years, he has performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich to Ornette Coleman to Herbie Hancock to Jim Hall to Milton … Read more
Troy Roberts & Tim Jago, Best Buddies Review Troy Roberts and Tim Jago have teamed up to release a new and exciting album titled, Best Buddies. Roberts is a flourishing leader with twelve chart-topping albums to his name, two GRAMMY-Nominations, and was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Jago has performed … Read more
Joe Farnsworth, City of Sounds Review Joe Farnsworth is a highly regarded jazz drummer that was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Farnsworth was raised in a musical family as his father was a music educator and he has four older brothers that are musician too, two of whom became professional musicians. He studied with Alan … Read more
Kenny Garrett, Sounds from the Ancestors Review Kenny Garrett is back and focusing on the music inspired by Africa with his new album called Sounds from the Ancestors. The jazz composer, saxophonist, and bandleader takes us through a set of groove-based compositions with various ensembles and guest musicians. The guests consist of drummer Lenny White, … Read more