jazz Archive
08 Dec 2020
Album Review: George Benson – Weekend in London
As the emcee tells us right up front, this recording marks the first time George Benson appeared onstage at Ronnie Scott’s in some 45 years. In the interim he has […]
07 Dec 2020
Album Review: The Whit Boyd Combo — Party Girls OST
Admittedly, it requires a certain kind of sense of humor to appreciate such a thing, but as fate would have it, I’m just such a person. So as out-there as […]
21 Nov 2020
Hundred-word Reviews for November 2020, Part Two
Here’s five more quick reviews. Powerpop, ambient, jazz and more. Nick Frater – Fast & Loose The title might lead the uninitiated to suspect that Nick Frater’s album is something […]
01 Nov 2020
30 Days Out, November 2020 #1: JJ Grey & Mofro, Russ Wilson, Empire Strikes Brass, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Is it November already? How did that happen? Things aren’t much better with regard to the pandemic, but we’re all continuing to find our way forward with regard to things […]
17 Oct 2020
Album Review: The Greyboy Allstars — Como De Allstars
The Greyboy Allstars released their debut, West Coast Boogaloo, in 1994. That album, a collaboration with the great Fred Wesley, was reissued on vinyl this year. Now – more than […]
27 Sep 2020
Album Review: Chris Stamey & the Fellow Travelers – A Brand-New Shade of Blue
Chris Stamey first earned well-deserved fame for launching Car Records, the label that released Chris Bell’s solo single. His work with The dBs is, of course, extraordinary. His solo body […]
25 Sep 2020
Album Review: The Greyboy Allstars with Fred Wesley — West Coast Boogaloo
The Greyboy Allstars have a rich history. Founded more than 25 years ago, the soul jazz group came together originally to work as a backing band for DJ Greyboy, a […]
20 Sep 2020
Adi the Monk: The ‘Cosmic Thread” Running Though His Music
Asheville’s music community features an impressive number of unique personalities. But it’s safe to say that only one has a personal history that includes a period spent as a Vaishnava […]
19 Sep 2020
Album Review: Chick Corea – Chick Corea Plays
The pandemic and its resultant shutdowns may have (for a time) put a stop to live music performances, but after a brief pause in March and April, it seems to […]
11 Sep 2020
Album Review: Louis Armstrong – Live in France
One of the most important and influential figures in the music of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong had a recording career that spanned from the early 1920s through 1970, the […]