Since the German powerhouse WDR Big Band began recording its own albums and collaborating with jazz greats in the early 80s, they’ve...

Having covered ambient new age music for several decades, I’ve found it easy to get complacent and just assume that artists who weave...

There are so many magnificent entry points into Lisa Michelle Anderson’s the Americana/folk/rock aesthetic and lyrical worldview, it’s...

In my 2021 review of Stephen Wallack’s stellar, multi-faceted fourth album Colors , the pianist/composer was a fresh artist on my radar,...

DBA as the quirkily named Aluminum Boys, the Wisconsin bred, San Jose based singer/songwriter duo of Jared Ottmann and Bill Pence sound...

In addition to Zhenghtao Pan’s countless composing and arranging accolades – including the Bill Conti Big Band Arranging Award for “On...

The one thing we civilians (non-musicians) feel inclined to envy about those artists and performers we adore, listen to and chronicle in...

Though “Healing,” the 10th and final lead single from Jim Gelcer & David Vito Gregoli’s upcoming full length Quiet Expanse, is one of...

Most of the original pieces multi-instrumentalists and producers Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli has composed, produced and released as...

With the release of their latest single, the soul-soothing, a wafting orb of musical meditation they call “Floating Waves,” the dynamic...

One of the most fascinating aspects of eight string bassist Walter Kittle’s artistry is the way he uses his infectiously melodic,...

Since the rise of the inventive, adventurous and ever-exploring Chicago based guitarist Steve Knight as a recording artist is rooted in...