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Album of the Week – Looking Back, by Scott Hamilton

Looking Back - Scott Hamilton #AlbumOfTheWeek - Looking Back, by Scott Hamilton - As Scott Hamilton celebrates his 70th birthday, he reflects on his remarkable career by selecting material connected to many of the jazz legends he's had the privilege to collaborate with. The album features tunes inspired by his work with musicians like Al Cohn, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Zoot Sims, and many others. With so many heroes to draw from, Hamilton could easily fill another album or two. […]

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“No Regrets: The Music & Spirit of Billie Holiday”, aired on WDNA

“No Regrets: The Music & Spirit of Billie Holiday” Savage Content/Miami, Kent Savage, Executive Producer, New Media Productions/Boston, Steve Robinson, producer and writer, and Jazz historian, Willard Jenkins, present a thirteen-part series exploring Billie Holiday's musical genius and legacy. "No Regrets: The Music and Spirit of Billie Holiday," examines Holiday's early life, the evolution of her singing style, how her haunting rendition of "Strange Fruit" played a vital role in the birth of the Civil Rights movement and other topics related […]

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Album of the Week – Rachel Therrien – Mi Hogar

Rachel Therrien Latin Jazz Project - Mi Hogar From the very first notes of Rachel Therrien’s latest album, Mi Hogar, (out February 10, 2023 via Outside in Music) listeners know they are in for a multifaceted sonic treat. An impressive showcase of the Canadian-born bandleader’s range, Mi Hogar marks the first outing of Therrien’s newly assembled Latin Jazz Project, an ambitious document of her work with expert musicians of the genre from New York City, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico and […]

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Album of the Week – Russ Speigel – Caribbean Blue

Russ Speigel – Caribbean Blue Ruzztone MusicPleasant music with ample color and variety—that’s an apt description of Caribbean Blue, the latest album from California-bred, Florida-based guitarist Russ Spiegel, who has surrounded himself with world-class musicians and given them rein to canvas ten of his generally engaging compositions and bring them admirably to life.While everything on offer is respectable, it is the album’s midsection—tracks 3-8—that rise above the others and lend the session much of its vitality and charm. After harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens enriches […]

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