REVIEWS

Jim Duff makes a powerful statement with his back-to-back release of two new singles, “Life Starts With You” and “Never […]

With CaliAmericana Vol. IV, Santa Barbara Records continues a compilation series that has become one of the label’s defining projects

With “Hay Fever,” indie folk duo Ruby & Sasha transform an everyday seasonal nuisance into an affecting meditation on emotional

With “Anchi Konjo,” TyStringz continues to build on his reputation as an artist who sees Afrobeats as a truly global

Rob Dixon’s latest album, “Naptown Soul” is a groove record built as a civic statement. “Naptown” here points directly to

Mansfield-based singer-songwriter Kenny Foster’s new single, “Fixing Up Everything,” is a reminder that great songwriting doesn’t have to shout to

Ronny Smith’s Velvet Vibe arrives as a polished contemporary jazz statement: warm-toned guitar with just enough soul, funk, gospel, and

New York guitarist Roni Ben-Hur continues his exploration of Cuban music with Abriendo Puertas, the second release in Dot Time

Kemuel Roig’s Both Sides Now is a solo-piano album built on a deceptively simple idea: take familiar songs, remove almost

There is an old American story that keeps rewriting itself. It begins with the promise that reinvention is always possible—that

There is a lovely circularity to Tom Ricci’s latest album, “Happening in Buenos Aires.” an Argentine-born, California-based singer-guitarist, returns to

With his latest EP, “High Life,” veteran saxophonist Luis Alas steps confidently into the spotlight as a smooth jazz artist

Masquerade’s latest EP, “Darkest Hours,” takes a small-scale concept and quietly expands into a moving record that is deeply human.

Sarasota-based bandoneonist Alex Roitman and his ensemble offer a compact but richly flavored debut album with “La Cocina de Tango.”

German jazz artist Björn Martin Klaus tests the limits of his instrument with “Wood, Wire & Shadows,” a double-bass solo

Shawn Michael Perry continues his mission of highlighting Native American heritage with his latest single, “Red Earth,” a song that

Damien Musto makes a statement of quiet confidence with his latest single: “Goodbye,” a song that transforms the pain of

Rosino Serrano’s Orquesta Moderna and pianist-composer Alex Mercado deliver a modern jazz orchestra masterpiece with “Coalescencia”. While it may look

Rebecca Rafla’s Fundamentally Unfinished is an assured debut that understands something simple but difficult to pull off: romance in jazz

Christopher Sánchez’s “Latin Jazz Meets Opera” is an intriguing crossover album framed as a journey through Dominican memory, New York

New York-based pianist Colin Heshmat makes an adventurous debut with his upcoming release, “Elastic Groove”. Rather than using flash for

Bellstar’s latest album, “Before a Fall” is a genre-defying release that intrigues the listener as much as it entertains. It

Bullets and Butterflies come out swinging on “Not Yours to Lose,” a lean, hard-hitting rock anthem that packs a surprising

Rebekah Snyder celebrates the emotional pull of home with her latest single, “Small Town.” Sitting comfortably in the country and

Immediately announcing her bold artistic identity and willingness to take risks, Liz Cracchiolo’s “Just a Girl I’m a Woman” is

Circus Mind’s latest album, “Road Less Travelled” plays like a full-band carnival of American groove music, with funk-rock at its

Rich Willey’s “Laid Back Vol. 1” is a cheerful, groove-forward jazz album that wears its title honestly, but not lazily.

Atlanta-based musician Dusty Edinger’s new single, “Jack of All Trades,” lands as a bright, self-assured melodic rock cut with enough

With “Mother Magnolia,” Dusky Waters continues to establish herself as one of the most compelling voices emerging from the contemporary

Christine Fawson’s latest release, “It Could Happen To You” unfolds like a confident portrait of a dual-language jazz artist who

Fred Presley’s latest single, “My Greatest Disaster” is a reflective Americana ballad that turns a phrase of defeat into a

Kenny Foster delivers a clever and surprisingly poignant folk-pop meditation on the limits of wealth with his latest single, “Poor

Ja Fearce’s latest single, “00’ Shawty,” off his upcoming album, “Shawty,” feels effortless on the surface, but reveals a surprising

On his latest album, “Falcón in Blue,” Alejandro Falcón delivers a richly textured exploration of Afro-Cuban jazz that feels both

I’ve had the pleasure to write about Gibrish going back 12 years now and honestly each time the band seemed

With her latest album, “Purple Raging Flower,” Laura Sumner continues her emotionally candid blend of folk-rock, Americana, and singer-songwriter storytelling.

Following the emotionally charged classic-rock introspection of his debut album “7,” Jordan Seven returns with “Mercury,” a record determined to

New York-based singer-songwriter Nicholas Lopardo continues constructing his hard rock/pop punk artistic persona Minimum Champion with his latest release “I

The debut single by Brooklyn-based duo Ruby & Sasha, “Outdoor Shower,” arrives with the kind of understated emotional clarity that

I don’t trust people who are too relaxed in songs about the beach. Never have. Somewhere underneath all that suntan