Jeff Richman, XYZ Review

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Jeff Richman, XYZ Review Attention fusion aficionados! Jeff Richman, a fusion guitarist, composer, and producer whose impressive career has spanned nearly five decades, is releasing his latest offering, XYZ. Throughout his eighteenth album as a leader, Richman unites with various all-star ensembles, skillfully pushing the boundaries of fusion while maintaining his signature sound. The incredible list … Read more

Menahan Street Band, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Review

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Menahan Street Band, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Review Menahan Street Band is an amalgamation of various musical disciplines spanning years of collective musical exploration by its individual members: Thomas Brenneck (Budos Band, The Expressions, Los Yesterdays), Dave Guy (The Roots, Late Night House Band, The Dap-Kings), Nick Movshon (Lee Fields and the Expressions, The … Read more

Johnny Young & The Stellar Dogs, Cosmic Alley Review

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Johnny Young & The Stellar Dogs, Cosmic Alley Review Johnny Young is a multi-instrumentalist who has been fueling a lifelong passion of exploration on many instruments ranging from piano, acoustic and electric guitars, organ, drums, and percussion. Young has toured extensively in North America,  Europe and Japan with Mick Taylor, Kreisor, and as a leader … Read more

Algorhythm, Heat Of The Moment Review

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Algorhythm, Heat Of The Moment Review Connect with Algorhythm: Facebook | Algorhythm is a band based in Montreal, Canada that imaginatively blend influences of rock, jazz, funk, psychedelic elements, elements of fire, water, wind, and the element of surprise. The members of the progressive rock/jazz fusion band are: Alexander Lioubimenko – keyboard and vocals, Hugo … Read more

Dwiki Dharmawan, Rumah Batu Review

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Dwiki Dharmawan is back with another outstanding release on MoonJune records,  (meaning “the stone house” in Indonesian Bahasa language). The iconic keyboardist, composer, and producer, Dharmawan, brings sounds from jazz influences of tonal color and improvisation and then mixes it with his rich Indonesian cultural heritage, to create a sound that is unified and highly … Read more

The Clunk Orchestra, The Sound it Makes Review

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Bringing us sounds from down under, the Melbourne Australia based quartet that call themselves, The Clunk Orchestra have released their debut album titled, The Sound It Makes. The members are: Ron Anderson on tenor, alto, soprano saxophone, Geoff Spooner on guitar, Ben Harmsen on bass, and Marek Podstawek on drums and percussion. “The name of … Read more

Lake Street Dive, Free Yourself Up Review

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Lake Street Dive is a quartet that started in Boston in 2004 while the members where attending the New England Conservatory of Music. The group has a sound that, though based in an indie rock emphasis, infuses: classic jazz, soul, and swing music from the pre-rock era of music. The band’s sound has a hip … Read more

Marbin, Israeli Jazz Review

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Marbin, is a blistering jazz rock, funk fusion band that is one of the treasures and musical talents on the roster on MoonJune Records, which was founded by Leonardo Pavkovic. The band is a progressive instrumental jam-jazz-rock-blues-fusion band based in Chicago, that has been bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United … Read more

Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band, What Now Review

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Guitarist and composer Carl Filipiak has been bringing inventive playing to the Fusion world for years, this versatile, lyrical guitarist, has worked with some the best in the jazz fusion/rock world, like: Dennis Chambers, Victor Wooten, and Grammy nominee Bob Berg.  He has just released a new album of hit sounds called, What Now. The … Read more