After the triumphant return of Return to Forever in 2008, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White decided on their latest CD to revisit where it...
Joy by Patrick Andy… Musicians by definition are the gifted individuals that have the ability to express themselves through what I have previously described as the...
Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’ is classic Victor Bailey, a Tour de Force of grooves, catchy tunes, stellar sidemen, and some great bass work. Even with appearances from...
On a cold, rainy morning in the great northwest, (27 days raining and counting) the sound of Reggae carries my mind to warmer, sunnier places that...
Review by Jake Kot – Pianist Hiromi’s latest recording Voice, is a trio effort featuring Anthony Jackson on bass and Simon Phillips on drums backing some...
Review by Jak Kot – Bassist and composer Bryan Beller has just released Wednesday Night Live, a recording of Beller’s band at the Baked Potato in...
Just Outside of Normal by Stu Hamm Review by Raul Amador – I met Stu in Anaheim this past January at Winter NAMM. I was standing...
Pulso By Marcelo Yakko, a review by Raul Amador Argentina, I’ve never been there but I hope to visit someday! Nonetheless, I have some Argentine friends...
Review by Jake Kot – Aspiration by Grant Stinnett… The world of “Solo” bass has become an interesting and most assuredly challenging arena. The effort to...
Review by Jake Kot Al Di Meola’s latest release, Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody, reminds us that beyond his well known virtuosity, Al can organize a project...
CD Review by Raul Amador – Let’s face it, making a CD that is entirely instrumental now days is a crap-shoot when it comes to public...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – “Aika… The purpose of Music is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” A single piano...
by Jake Kot – Let’s Touch the Sky is Fourplay’s 12th CD, and in this player’s opinion, one of their best…always a challenge after that many...
“Brazilian Footprints” by Mary Fettig, a CD review by Raul Amador I have enjoyed Brazilian music for as long as I can remember. My aunt Helen...
Review by Editor Jake Kot – Tis the season to hear an outstanding version of the Xmas classics by music’s undisputed top vocal entourage, Take 6....