REVIEWS

Over the years, Rich Siegel has carved out a distinct niche as a musician operating in the vocal jazz/piano-songbook space. […]

Collaborations is all about “crafting songs with a heart” and I feel it all the way on the new single

Following up on his experimental album “Handsome Bully Level-Headed Zombies,” Dusty Edinger crafts a more classic pop-rock moment with his

Florida-based jazz pianist and composer Andy Nevala makes an electrifying statement with his latest work, “El Rumbón (The Party).” Nevala

Little King has been going strong since 1996, as a band, and ‘Lente Viviente’ is one of the band’s most

When an artist writes from the heart, the result often transcends genre, becoming something universal. This is what Texas-based country

Connecticut-based composer & lyricist Margee Minier-Tubbs, together with her multi-instrumentalist partner Premik Russell Tubbs, delivers not just an album but

Boston-based singer-songwriter Lourdes Pita delivers a stunning reminder of her musical legacy with her latest album “Soul Dance.” This ten-track

Fans of Blake Red will already know that her music never lacks energy, but “Out of the Cage” kicks things

Austin-based singer-songwriter and mixing engineer Bryon Harris releases a powerful statement with his latest single “Tears Me Up.” With its

LA-based jazz collective Lizzy and the Triggermen deliver a joyously theatrical experience with their latest release, “Live at Joe’s Pub.”

Graham Perry & Brad Cole reunite as Order of Silence to deliver a warm, nostalgic, and well-crafted track with “Matter

Veteran Australian Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Christina Crofts delivers a confident reminder of her legacy with the compilation album “Best of

Following the success of his earlier project “Latin Crossroads”, veteran pianist and composer Gino Amato returns with the much-awaited sequel:

The Great American Songbook is a comfort zone for jazz performers and audiences alike. These are tunes we know by

With her latest release, The Croft of Grimme’s Tales, Monique Grimme steps out of her shell as a producer and

Up-and-coming Austrian jazz vocalist and pianist Lilimae (Lili Maljic) makes her first full-length statement with “The Nearness of You –

The camera pans to a young child running through an open field with the American flag in hand, while a

Arizona-based singer-songwriter Charlie Icon crafts an impeccable record with his latest EP, “Gas Station Nachos.” The EP’s title really subverts

Minnesota-based indie punk artist Zach Ewald was never one to shy away from ideologically charged music, and his latest EP,

Las Vegas-based saxophonist and composer Rick Kelller returns with a powerfully uplifting new release: “Heroes.” This album pays homage to

New York-based saxophonist Todd Herbert reaffirms his place in the lineage of straight-ahead jazz with his latest release, “Captain Hubs.”

Alias Wayne, the genre-blending project of singer-songwriter Ranzel X Kendrick, returns with Butterfly, a delicate two-minute ballad. For an artist

Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Steve Rosenbloom stakes his claim to the long lineage of the big band tradition with his

Having recorded reinterpretations of The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” earlier this year, Les Fradkin

As someone who’s spent over two decades in audio production—editing, mixing, mastering, and tearing waveforms apart frame by frame—I’m rarely

Activism through music is often a difficult balancing act where artists must walk the tightrope between advocating their cause and

Angles, by the Douglas Ray Jaffe Project, is a set of four singles culminated into an EP release, with the

With “Running Through My Mind,” guitarist and composer David Bailis delivers a record that is both modern in its electric

Generations makes a powerful statement with their debut single “Mess We Leave Behind,” an intimate, late-summer indie-folk ballad. Consisting of

Rev. Peter Unger has built a reputation over many years as a singer-songwriter whose music is rooted in faith, hope,

Blake Red returns from a four-year studio silence with “Scorpion,” a compact, hard-edged anthem that pairs blistering alt-rock/metal instrumentation with

After a hiatus of over five years, Frances Ancheta returns with an album three years in the making: “Saving Graces.”

In 2017, Gabriel Walsh, under the long-running project The Earthly Frames took on an incredibly ambitious project under the title:

Violinist, composer, and conductor Jason Kao Hwang stepped onto the Roulette stage at the 2022 Vision Festival to lead a

Veteran singer-songwriter Ashley Maher returns with her eighth studio album, “Tree to Tree.” With this album, Maher continues her lifelong

Veteran vibraphonist Mike Freeman, together with his latest musical project ZonaVibe, makes waves in the jazz world once again with

Indianapolis-based artist Bravo Diablo, also known by his producer alter-ego HEAVYMUSIK LLC, makes a powerful statement with his latest single

Circus Mind has been teasing their upcoming EP “Barstool Hero” for a while now, and this past week we got

Boston-based roots-rock collective The Gravel Project returns with their fourth studio record, “Find What You Need.” Released earlier this year,