Jazz/Blues
'REVIEW: The Tony Lustig Quintet, 'Taking Flight,' Bimperl Entertainment & Media
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'REVIEW: Bobby Avey, 'Inhuman Wilderness,' Innervoice Jazz
For his fifth CD, pianist/composer Bobby Avey has turned his attention to societal ills and injustices, in other words, 'Inhuman Wilderness,' as he calls it. It's only the second release for the new Innervoice Jazz label, run by pianist Marc Copland out of New York City, and it's a brave avant-accessible work. -
'Blogarrhea: The Most Oddball Music in the World, Five CDs Worthy of Attention
I take my job seriously. Finding music like the following five CDs was no easy task. From a big-band with 13 trombones and a genre-bending post-bopper to a crazy alternative band, a tribute to pianist Oscar Peterson by a guitarist and a Canadian duo who favors ragtime gypsy jazz, there's something here for every open ear.