Music
Charmaine Neville, Queen of the Mardi Gras (Ten Birds)
Charmaine Neville has it all… a honey-sweet-molasses voice, good vocal chops, a pedigree to die for, knowledge of her musical roots, and a real showman’s flair. Unfortunately, that last talent […]
Miles Davis, The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Columbia Legacy)
Bitches Brew, Miles’ best-selling album, still has the ability to mystify even the experienced listener; in its day the double-LP, released in late 1969 and played primarily on rock and […]
Cyrus Chestnut, Cyrus Chestnut (Atlantic Jazz)
The take on pianist Cyrus Chestnut, a Betty Carter alum, was dull brilliance, a charge his label has set out, successfully, to reverse after a string of admirable but unimpressive […]
Iris May Tango, Let ‘Em Have It (Independent)
The recent surge of interest in local funk has created wave after wave of groove purveyors and party bands, but among the current scene, Iris May Tango have stood out […]
Various Artists, River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi (Smithsonian Folkways)
Beginning at the headwaters of the Mississippi and traveling its length out to the Gulf, the River of Song project sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution – a four-part care video […]
Mulebone, 5 Shakes 7 Spirits (Independent)
Once upon a time there was rock ‘n’ roll. It wasn’t punk, grunge, alternative, zip-glip hop, or alternative. It was songs played on AM and then FM radio before it […]
Quintology, Quintology (Independent)
Look out! The young lions are coming out of the den. Emerging from the UNO Jazz Studies program, Quintology is the kind of group that could make even top-notch veterans […]
