Like many in demand musicians and composers who launch successful independent recording careers, pianist David Mauk has been...

While allowing myself to be soul-seduced into the majestic, meditative exotica of Jim Gelcer and David Vito Gregoli’s five-and-a-half...

Rooted in their long-term academia-based friendship at USC’s Thornton School of Music and the camaraderie they’ve developed since their...

My introduction to the expansive sonic universe of Dashmesh came in 2024 when the multi-faceted musician, producer, sound healer,...

People of every age and era know the overwhelming feeling. While it seems that in life, there is never a shortage of daily tragedies,...

Considering the intense amount of Hawaiian bred and based musical excitement on Ho Ihi , legendary drummer Noel Okimoto’s first album in...

A principal performer of the National Symphony Orchestra, emerging piano virtuoso Argentina Durán’s gloriously and sensitively performed,...

To better understand the fascinating swirl of instruments, offbeat rhythms, wild mood swings, blend of melodic graces with avant-garde...

For an eclectic, well-traveled jazz citizen of the world like Carl Clements, titling his second jazz quartet album A Different Light  is...

Deservedly recognized by UNESCO as a Jazz Ambassador, Ginetta Minichiello and her bold, boundary busting high octane four-piece ensemble...

When a legendary sax player like Richard Guba waits till 50 years into his career to record his debut album as a leader, it’s bound to be...

Almost five years on from the onset of the pandemic era, transcendent jazz albums that might not have happened but for the interruption...