Connie Han’s “Iron Starlet” shimmers with skill and humility
It feels like jazz pianist Connie Han has been an actively heralded musician in the music scene for years, despite only unveiling her sophomore release,…
Tiny Circus’s debut makes a big show of flexibility in jazz
Cataloged as “modern jazz” and “improvisatory” music with Bandcamp’s tagging feature, the self-titled debut of Newburyport, MA jazz quintet Tiny Circus, certainly fits both of…
Patrick Wolff’s Quartet brings “Hi-Fidelity Bebop” without bravado
There’s a dash of irony in Patrick Wolff’s disclosure that his quartet’s newest LP, Hi-Fidelity Bebop, was “recorded in a studio, with a really nice…
Don’t panic and “Stay Calm” with The Beat Freaks’ new album
Together with a four piece band containing no instruments outside the staples of typical jazz performance and an album titled Stay Calm,The Beat Freaks set…
Prepare for many “Phases” of enjoyment with Hexcut’s new EP
The search for new music has never led to a more wide, deep, and vastly colorful array of sounds than now. Boundaries relating to genre…
Ishi No Hoden instills intrigue around jazz and Japan
Decide to go looking for some new jazz to listen to and what one might end up finding can translate to a cornucopia of polyrhythms,…
Anatomy of jazz discussion and a familiar shade of grey
No folks, not a single aspect of what’s to be said here contains reference to E.L. James’ book series or its accompanying films. So let’s…
Enjoy the journey over the destination with Connie Han’s “Crime Zone”
When a new musician chooses to develop in a legacy-dense historical canon that like of jazz, is it a crime to decide that they will…
The Brad Mehldau Trio’s “Spiral” might throw you for a loop
The human sensory experience seems like something that should be notably reliable and yet time after time, society is shown instances where these basic processes,…
Stop and soak up the star power of GoGo Penguin’s new album
The unknown debut, the dreaded sophomore slump, the high-stakes third album of reinvention: Manchester, England’s GoGo Penguin have embraced and emerged stronger after them all.…