One of Fabio Banegas’ earliest musical memories finds him at age four accompanying his mother to the home of a friend who had two...

Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of new age instrumental music is that without the anchor and limitations of words, an artist’s melodic...

The short and sweet bio of super compelling, wildly hilarious singer/songwriter Reagan Hudson informs us that he’s a cattle farmer in...

Amidst all the searing soul balladry, deep spirituality, insightful and impactful social consciousness and rousing funk on their...

The ever-fabulous Mark Winkler, a long treasured swinger, singer and songwriter I once dubbed the “poet laureate of the L.A. Jazz Scene”...

As John Stein caps his prolific 30-year recording career with Next Gen , his artfully and soulfully conceived and performed trio album...

Under the direction of label president Scot Asen, Turtle Bay Records’ endlessly wondrous aesthetic of having their artists create fresh...

In 2022, when renowned bassist, composer and educator Alex McLaughlin left his position as a teaching assistant at Pennsylvania State...

A popular presence at NYC’s now closed Jazz at Kitano for nine years, Tokyo native Yuka Mito shared her deep passion for her adopted...

Starting with Blood in 2018, I’ve had the unique privilege of immersing in a total of four previous albums by renowned (and by now,...

Veteran guitar great Doug MacDonald is not only one of contemporary jazz’s most prolific (10 albums in seven years) and diverse (quarter...

A veteran Southern California singer long known for his passion for vintage swing and timeless balladry, Jack Wood cleverly titled his...