Grateful for David Ake’s New One “Humanities”
When Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia wrote the Grateful Dead’s most beloved song, “Ripple,” as the B-side to their 1970 “Truckin’” single, they had no way of knowing...
Josh Lawrence’s fascination with colors comes out on “Contrast”
The young trumpeter Josh Lawrence is making quite a splash on the contemporary scene as a player and composer. "Contrast" is his second Posi-Tone album within 12 months to feature...
David Ake delves deep into “Humanities”
Pianist, composer, and educator David Ake is a native of New Haven, CT, but spent his formative years in Chicago. He did his undergraduate at the University of Miami before...
Roxy Coss’s new one is music that swings and rocks
Over the past year, it's been quite tough for anyone not to hear the voices of women around the world rising up to proclaim "Enough." Enough of the sexual harassment...
Great first review for the new release “Straight Forward” by New Faces
The independent label Posi Tone Records has the mantra “…to provide the highest quality recordings of the most relevant musicians on today’s jazz scene.” Co-owners producer Marc Free and engineer...
Ralph Bowen’s new self-titled album is an embrace of minimalistic bliss
What to make of tenorist Ralph Bowen’s embrace of minimalism for the packaging of his latest untitled effort for Positone, or is indeed Ralph Bowen the actual title? It’s a...
A great review of the new one from Behn Gillece “Walk Of Fire”
Vibraphonist Behn Gillece has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene for the past decade, notably in his project with one of this era’s great tenor sax player/composers,...
Daringly creative and original is the new one from Theo Hill
Theo Hill is a young pianist who hails from Albany, NY who now lives and works in New York City. Over his decade-plus in the city, Hill has worked and...
Enjoy the ride and sit back and relax to the sounds of “Glitter” by Amanda Monaco
I first met guitarist, composer, and educator Amanda Monaco when she played in my hometown early in the new Millenium as a member of The Lascivious Biddies, a quartet that...
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