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Close Up: The Art & Science of Sound Recording
Founded on a Musical Friendship: The friendship and working relationship between Alan Parsons and Julian Colbeck that ultimately led to the creation of the educational multi-media project The Art & Science ... -
Album Review: Steve Gadd Band by Steve Gadd Band (8/10)
On the Steve Gadd Band’s spirited, hook and improvisation filled, tightly funky then polyrhythmic groove-a-second fourth album, the legendary drummer and his longtime cohorts from James Taylor’s band–Walt Fowler (trumpet/flugelhorn), ... -
Album Review: FLOW by FLOW (8/10)
Forty years after Windham Hill became a catalyst for the global new age music phenomenon, its founder, acoustic guitarist Will Ackerman joins forces with genre stalwarts Fiona Joy (piano), Jeff ... -
Album Review: Run Deep by Deva Mahal 8/10
On her intensely heartfelt, soul-searing full-length debut Run Deep, the daughter of blues legend Taj Mahal celebrates her family’s legacy–but, as per the album title, takes it into the modern era ... -
Live Review: Dennis Dreith Band at Upstairs at Vitello’s Supper Club in Studio City, CA
Material: A veteran film, TV and jingle composer, orchestrator and arranger, Dennis Dreith has a wealth of material to choose from in presenting his 18-piece big band. The band set ... -
Close Up: Audionamix
Patented Audio Source Separation Technology: Since 2003, Burbank, CA-based Audionamix has established itself as the global leader in audio source separation. Based on years of audio research, the company developed ... -
Album Review: Kat Edmonson - Old Fashioned Gal (8/10)
Usually it’s the pain of a broken heart that inspires artists to plumb their emotional depths. On Old Fashioned Gal, songwriter and vocalist Kat Edmonson makes a case for a ... -
Album Review: Into the Light by Sunny Wilkenson
Renowned jazz vocalist and longtime Michigan State University educator Sunny Wilkinson celebrates the foundational strength and inspiration of family with a riveting mix of vibrant and heartfelt originals and freshly re-imagined pop classics. With her co-producer ... -
Album Review: Here Comes the Sun by Dolores Scozzesi
Dolores Scozzesi makes a case for creating a national breakout for her deeply inviting and elegant voice and crafty phrasing with this fun, freewheeling set of artfully re-imagined classics. Vibing beautifully and sassily with ... -
40th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
The 40th Anniversary of the Playboy Jazz Festival was also the first festival without the physical presence of its founder Hugh Hefner. Whatever one makes of his overall cultural legacy, ...
