In the liner notes to her latest recording, the launch of an impactfully themed two part album series titled Social Anthems, Volume 1, L.A. based jazz vocal great Cathy Segal-Garcia cuts to the heart of the mission – not just her own, but that of every artist looking to make a difference with their songs: “Music is capable of seeping into the cracks of our lives, touching on our pain and vulnerabilities so ultimately it can offer us hope and healing.” Cathy clearly takes her

Closing in on an incredible 40 years as a recording artist, veteran jazz vocalist Roseanna Vitro’s name appears in large red lettering on the clever artwork adorned cover of the multi-faceted Charlie Parker celebration collection Sing a Song of Bird. Her legendary collaborators, onetime Bird associate Sheila Jordan, scat maestro Marion Cowings and the late great Bob Dorough appear below in smaller black lettering. But make no mistake, this is less a solo album featuring stori

If it seems we can feel the longing for love and connection in every sensual, soulful and intimate phrase emoted by veteran vocalist Susan Krebs on her exquisitely conceived and arranged album Daybreak, it’s with good reason. Like many incredible albums created during the socially distanced pandemic era, the seven track collection – whose sparkling, sometimes off the beaten path set list rolls from the hypnotic, easy swinging seduction “Can’t Get Out Of This Mood” through a c

Sometimes, the return of a beloved artist after a lengthy hiatus provides just the right amount of comfort and the fresh burst of energy we need at the perfect time. Certainly when Marcin Nowakowski started working again with longtime collaborator and producer Jeff Lorber in 2018 on the tracks that would evolve into the veteran Polish born saxophonist’s latest album Next Level, he couldn’t have anticipated the pandemic, its lengthy lockdown and the collective anxiety we would