There’s a fine line between nostalgia and reinterpretation, and vocalist Jaana Narsipur walks it with a clear, playfully charming swirl of whimsy, reflection and purpose on  The Re-Collection . Rather than simply revisiting familiar material from the ‘80s pop canon – a formative era for her early evolving musical sensibilities – the veteran NYC/Hudson Valley vocalist reshapes it from the inside out, finding new contours on a compelling Brit-centric slate of radio chestnuts (a

At a juncture in her extraordinary six decade career where many artists of her renown and caliber might settle into a comfortable, familiar vibe, the San Francisco legend long revered as “The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol” continues to expand her reach, bringing her commanding jazz, soul and blues steeped presence, deep musical intelligence, spirited phrasing and playful scat to Forever Dynamic , a two-disc set that feels both expansive and grounded in purpose. Rather than presenti

While much beloved SoCal vintage swing and timeless balladry maven Jack Wood devoted his last two albums Movie Magic and The Gal That Got Away to introducing his friend, premier Australian jazz stylist, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, to American audiences, he’s singing, swinging, styling and dreamily crooning with host of other dazzling, well-heed musicians on his latest eclectic set of standards, For Every Man There’s a Woman. On the first three gems, the sensual title track, a brisk s

The masterful blend of cool elegance and rapidly intensifying excitement on “Chrysalis” the high spirited opener on Benjie Porecki’s fascinatingly eclectic eighth album Faster Than We Know , captures everything about his peripatetic energy of his career to date. That is, to begin with, a tasteful versatility so renowned that it’s been tapped by everyone from Carlos Santana and Buddy Guy to Chaka Khan, Tom Scott and Chuck Brown. And then, there’s the way the track, while Lati

Considering the wildly eclectic professional resume composer/saxophonist Peter Furlan has amassed over the past 30+ years – Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Temptations, 10,000 Maniacs, et al – it’s hardly surprising that when he got around to leading a large top flight ensemble in a live setting, he’d make it a delightfully freewheeling blast of stylistically all over the map adventures. Leading this tightly knit group on Peter Furlan Project Live

There is something quietly profound about the human voice when it gathers with purpose—unadorned…unmasked, and shaped only by breath, text, and shared intention. With  Enduring Harmonies , the Philadelphia-based professional ensemble Viva Voce, under the direction of Nathan Zullinger, offers a program that does more than present contemporary choral works—it affirms their place in a living, evolving tradition. This is music rooted in language, memory, and meaning, carried forw