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BLOGARRHEA: Blues Bonanza Wrap-Up of the Newest and the Bluesiest

The bounty of new blues CDs is making me crazy. If you feel this music...if you support it live by going to a bar to hear it being played...if you dance to it...if you romance to it...even if you just stand against the wall with a Singapore Sling in your hand and nod your head appreciatively, the artists mentioned this week in Blogarrhea will titillate, tantalize and hit your sweet spot every time.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • The Ladybugs Disney Tribute at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

    Tonight, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola bestows a treat for the senses, "When You Wish Upon a Star: The Ladybugs Tribute to Classic Disney Films." Laced in traditional jazz instrumentals and jingle jangle vocals, The Ladybugs are hip NYC cats percussionist Martina DaSilva, vocalist Kate Davis, trombonist Joe McDonough, guitarist Gabe Schnider and bassist Dylan Shamat.
    By Maria Jean Sullivan

  • 'Luys i Luso': Jazz Pianist Tigran Hamasyan’s Armenian Hymns [REVIEW]

    Genre fusion clearly knows no bounds in the 21st Century. In 'Luys i Luso' ('Light from the Light'), jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan is peeling back the layers of the Soviet Union and "a hundred years of atheism" to reveal the most ancient, and so far, stagnant, motifs of Armenian hymns.
    By Steve Nagel
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