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'REVIEW: Cason Fentress and the Euphonious Express, 'Clear Cool,' Self-Released

Singer/songwriter Cason Fentress has had a long and circuitous journey but with the self-release of 'Clear Cool,' he has finally found himself amid what could have easily been a ruined life, hampered by alcoholism, meningitis and divorce. Sure, it took him a little longer to get here but 'Clear Cool' is the type of 5-song EP that leaves one hungering for what he could possibly do over the course of a full-length.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Myriad3, 'Moons,' Alma Records

    Get ready to take off as Canada's prog-jazz trio Myriad3, for its third CD, sets its sights on the heart of the 'Moons' (Alma Records). If 2012's 'Tell' and 2014's 'The Where' were any indications, 'Moons' is where they want to be: packed with surprise, voluptuous weirdness, classical gas and an eccentric eclectic no-holds-barred vision of instrumental music run amok.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Eric Bibb, 'The Happiest Man in the World,' Stony Plain Records

    On 'Lead Belly's Gold,' Eric Bibb teamed up with French blues-harpist JJ Milteau in tribute to folk giant Lead Belly [1888-1949]. Now, 'The Happiest Man in the World' (Stony Plain), has Bibb wandering off into the English countryside with North Country Far and bassist Danny Thompson for one of the best CDs of 2016 so far.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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