Donald Harrison, Jr., Paradise Found (First Orleans Music Productions)

Reactions to “Jazz”

Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Money Shot (Fog City Records)

Hang Deluxe

Bleu Orleans, Bleu Orleans (Fertile Crescent)

Mayfield Puts “Bling” in Swing

For most young men, turning 23 is a relatively low key affair, but not for trumpeter Irvin Mayfield. He’s masterminded a massive event at House of Blues on December 22nd […]

Christina Machado, Gone With the Wind (Independent)

Afroskull, Monster for the Masses (Secret Ninja Records)

Afroskull

Beginning Big Bands

Performances by big bands are rare in the jazz world these days–despite the recent “swing renaissance”–but it’s exceptionally rare to hear a big band playing original, innovative music. That’s why […]

Phillip Manuel, Love Happened to Me (Maxjazz)