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Dion’s New Star-studded CD Sets a New Blues-rock Bar Height
“We’re all in this together” has become the clarion call of the coronavirus. Dion’s Blues with Friends to be released June 5th is a jaw dropping example of this worldwide!-->…
A FEW MINUTES WITH… Dylan Canterbury, and a review of his new disc ‘Going Places’
Ahhh, they grow up so fast. It seems like only yesterday that trumpeter Dylan Canterbury was one of two surprise guests at horn monster Jon Faddis’ Saturday afternoon set at!-->…
JAZZ IN THE AGE OF COVID: 5 releases that will improve your self-quarantine!
Well. What a difference a contagion makes: I’m in my third week of working my day gig from home, and since Siena College – and, by extension, WVCR – is in Lockdown Mode until!-->…
Album Review: Architrave Brings “This Perfect Day”
Bringing an other-worldly sound, Architrave has established its pioneering of dark wave electronic music in the Capital Region. The duo’s album 'This Perfect Day,' coming out!-->…
Album Review: ‘In a Roomful of Blues’ by Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues, in over five decades of playing, have established themselves as one of the most accomplished blues bands in existence. Their latest release, In A Roomful Of!-->…
BEST OF 2019: Top 10 Jazz2K Discs
Okay, now that the prelims are out of the way, it’s time for the Main Event. LET’S COUNT ‘EM DOWN!
NUMBER TEN…
AVERY SHARPE
400: An African American Musical!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Album Review: Girl Blue’s ‘Home Movies’
Something telling of the local music scene revealed itself last year when EQX was hosting the final round of its annual Battle of the Bands at the then-Jupiter Hall. As bands!-->…
Best of 2019: The Jazz2K Awards and “The Rest of The Best!”
Before I start moaning about how goshdarn HARD it is to put together a Top 10 Disc List for any given year, let’s hand out a couple of bowling trophies.
LIFETIME!-->!-->!-->…