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
Elise LeGrow is a Canadian vocalist and songwriter that was offered a publishing deal from Sony/ATV Music Publishing following her live performance at the 2009 NXNE music festival in Toronto. Her debut album is a full-length concept album of Chess Records covers titled, Playing Chess. Produced by Steve Greenberg, Michael Mangini and Betty Wright with … Read more
Veronneau is an acoustic ensemble that specializes in the world-jazz repertoire. The trio is populated by: French Canadian vocalist Lynn Véronneau, with guitarists Ken Avis and David Rosenblatt. Together they blend samba, French chanson, bossa nova and swing into a musical treat for their latest album, Love & Surrender. They present five original compositions, alongside … Read more
Guitarist, vocalist and composer Benji Kaplan explores the far-reaching range of his composing, orchestrating and guitar playing, with Chorando Sete Cores. Kaplan combines the colorful sounds of a wind quintet with his acoustic nylon-stringed guitar. The quintet is: Anne Drummond -Alto and C Flute, Remy Leboeuf – Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, David Byrd-Marrow – French … Read more
Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones debuted on the Dallas jazz scene in 2008. Though her primary career entailed traveling the world for luxury retailers, it was her formative years that would end up being the largest influence on her. She has released three successful CDs on the independent Catn’round Sound, including her latest In a Long White Room. … Read more
Thelonious Sphere Monk was born October 10, 1917. He is one of the pillars of American jazz, the pianist and composer had a unique improvisational style and made numerous compositionial contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including: “‘Round Midnight,” “Blue Monk,” “Straight, No Chaser,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “In Walked Bud,” and “Well, You Needn’t.” Thelonious … Read more
Croatian vocalist and composer Astrid Kuljanic has released Riva. She combines Croatian rhythms and melodic structures with jazz and switches from Croatian to English-language lyrics throughout the album. The quartet is comprised of: Astrid Kuljanic on vocals; Ben Rosenblum on accordion; Mat Muntz on bass; and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. The album concentrates on jazz-style … Read more