Two accomplished female vocalists, Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed, backed by superlative musicians, each have a new album in which they address the pleasures and pains of being human.
New Albums from Top-Drawer Vocalists Andrea Wolper and Roxana Amed
Staten Island Invades NM
Trumpeter Michael Morreale and saxophonist Jon Gordon, two Staten Islanders, are bringing their tasty jazz to Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
3 X 2 = Wow
New releases from the piano trios of Marta Sánchez and Matthew Shipp carve out unique sonic territories.
New Music from Unexpected Quarters
For their latest release, Project Earth: The Blue Chapter, the Iris Trio, which can typically be found in the classical music neighborhood, offers a suite of suites composed in a genre-crossing style by pianist and composer Florian Hoefner, best known for his work as a jazz artist, with accompanying poems by Don McKay. From Swiss jazz vocalist Nina Reiter come audacious arrangements for her tentet group, MetaLogue, of the music of the late Swiss composer Mani Planzer, who refused to allow the strictures of any particular genre to impede his self-expression.
A Supergroup Quartet and a Super Sextet
New releases from Chris Potter’s quartet and Ernesto Cervini’s sextet Turboprop wash away the dust of everyday life* and demonstrate that modern jazz is alive and well and in good hands.