“Chasing The Unicorn” explodes out of the speakers with great urgency and high spirits.

Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, educator, and composer Roxy Coss has a new album, her third as a leader and first for Posi-Tone Records. "Chasing the Unicorn" features six original pieces plus...

All About Jazz says all that “GLITTER”s is gold on Amanda Monaco’s new one

The multi-talented Mae West once said that "personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the...

Ken Fowser’s “Now Hear This” 11 originals built for hard, no-frills blowing

Tenorist Ken Fowser isn’t one to waste time or mince words on distractions peripheral to musical expression, particularly when there’s a seasoned band under his name available to engage in...

Sperrazza has absorbed the lessons of music’s past on “Juxtaposition”

The most intriguing thing about Juxtaposition, Vinnie Sperrazza's recently released recording, is its loose grip on the jazz tradition. The disc's twelve tracks don't come with a set of standard,...

Free wheeling jazz with a swagger – “Now Hear This” by Ken Fowser

Last year, when we reviewed Ken Fowser’s initial CD as band leader, (his previous issues for PosiTone shared the limelight with co-leader Behn Gillece) Standing Tall, (http://www.audaud.com/ken-fowser-standing-tall-posi-tone/) our conclusion was that...

All About Jazz says “Now Hear This!” by Ken Fowser

Taking a cue from some of the other smaller jazz-based labels, Posi-Tone has done a remarkable job over the past few years of building a roster of budding talents worthy...

Dease makes this a personal and intimate statement from top to bottom

Michael Dease’s humanity comes pouring out of his trombone on All These Hands (Posi-Tone Records). His 12 original, straight-ahead compositions trace the story of the spread of jazz across the...

Dusted Magazine has high praise for “Central Line” by Art Hirahara

A pithy observation from American naturalist Ralph Waldo Emerson graces the cardboard gatefold of Central Line, pianist Art Hirahara’s third project for the Positone label: “The ancestor of every action...

With an impressive group of musicians Michael Dease has acquired “All These Hands”

Trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and educator Michael Dease is one busy musician.  "All These Hands" is his 10th CD as a leader and fourth for Posi-Tone.  It's a musical tour...