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'REVIEW: Jim Cullum Jazz Band, 'Porgy And Bess--Live,' Riverwalk Jazz
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'REVIEW: Cuong Vu Trio, 'Meets Pat Metheny,' Nonesuch Records
Guitarist/composer Pat Metheny has always loved to jam with those who could match his unending enthusiasm, inventiveness and chops. To that end, he's performed/recorded with the likes of Ornette Coleman, Steve Reich, Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau. Now, the Cuong Vu Trio 'Meets Pat Metheny' (Nonesuch) on a dense seven-track meandering adventure. -
'REVIEW: Daniel Meron, 'Sky Begins,' Self-Released
Daniel Meron, after serving in the Israeli military, won a full scholarship to Berklee in Boston before settling in Brooklyn where he is part of a burgeoning jazz scene. His 2010 'Directions' captured the imagination of the jazz world. Now, with singer wife Maia Karo, Meron has settled into a sophisticated piano-trio-with-vocals-groove. It is here that the 'Sky Begins.'