Videos
'Our Father Who Art Blakey,' Valery Ponomarev Jazz Big Band, New Zoho Music CD (REVIEW)
'Nothing Hard is Ever Easy' for the 14 Jazz Orchestra's Dabon Music CD Debut (REVIEW)
Florida's 14 Jazz Orchestra has been wowing them on South Beach since 2013. For its auspicious CD debut under the direction of arranger and conductor Dan Bonsanti, 'Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy' (Dabon Music) tackles a mélange of genres from gospel, rock and swing to soul, fusion and bebop. 'Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush' Gives an American Original a Box (REVIEW)
The 74 songs on the four CDs of Bobby Rush's first comprehensive career overview-in-a-box are sterling reminders that this man has sealed his place in blues and funk history without a whole hell of a lot of people knowing it. 'Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History' (Omnivore) is proof positive that when it comes to slippery greasy deep south funk and the kind of blues that make you want to rip your skin open, Bobby Rush, 80, should be on Mount Rushmore.
