Music
Thais Clark & Her Palm Court Serenaders, That Old Feeling (GHB Records)
Thais Clark is often stereotyped as a raucous vocalist—and yeah, she can be flamboyant and a real hoot on rowdy numbers. Looking beyond that image, however, one discovers that with […]
Leroy Jones, Leroy Jones’ Wonderful Christmas: A Brass Salute to the King of Kings (LJM Records)
Leroy Jones: Leroy Jones’ Wonderful Christmas: A Brass Salute to the King of Kings (LJM Records)
Denise Mangiardi, Naked Truth (Crow Hill Publishing)
Denise Mangiardi is a name folks haven’t heard around these parts for some time. However, during the vocalist/composer/pianist’s off-and-on five-year tenure in New Orleans, she was very much a part […]
Poncho Sanchez, Out of Sight! (Concord Picante)
Sure, there was a lot of Latin music surrounding conga player, vocalist, bandleader and super prolific recording artist Poncho Sanchez when he was growing up in Los Angeles. As a […]
Ideal Denilo Perez
Danilo Perez was deeply motivated to express more than simply the qualities of melody, harmony and rhythm on his latest album …Till Then. Personal and global events became the impetus […]
The Book on Blanchard
Early warning signals indicated that there may be a bumpy road ahead in Anthony Magro’s biography on New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Contemporary Cat – Terence Blanchard with Special Guests. […]
