Violinist Regina Carter has crafted an intricate, poly-rhythmic journey steeped in African folk, with strains of worldbeat, gospel, classical, soundtrack (for a movie that doesn’t exist) and even klezmer, but make no mistake about it. This is a jazz album.
It’s trite to call her a genius but she won…
These two releases capture the state of John Prine, an American songwriter right up there with Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Woody Guthrie, Willie Nelson and Hank Williams. Prine’s a poet, and his observations on the human condition are wry, humorous, universal and profound. He’s the guy who wrote…
Just like the jazz of today finds itself in the unique position of actually competing with its own past in terms of record sales, Lenny White’s history of being at the drums for some pivotal moments in music history almost works against him here. He drummed on Miles Davis’s 1970…
One of the greatest voices of her generation, Shelby Lynne, since 19, has been breaking hearts and pouring out her heart in song. Starting out interpretive, but now an accomplished composer, she’s, again, in rare form on the self-released Tears, Lies & Alibis, straddling pop, country, soul and folk with…
I was raised on The Inner Mounting Flame, the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s 1971 debut. I was 20 and thought it was the be-all and end-all. Since then, I’ve stuck with British lead guitarist John McLaughlin’s Indian experiment Shakti, looked up his work with Miles, with drummer Tony Williams, and checked out…
Anyone who has seen one of Lori Michaels’ wild Atlantic City stage shows knows this self-proclaimed “Dyke Diva” thrives on funky pelvis-thrusting shock value. For her Living My Life Out Loud debut, she likes to hit you over the head with the fact she’s lesbian while asking that musical question,…
Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled 2006 debut was a breath of fresh air—light’n’breezy soul happiness that deserved all the awards it won for the 27-year old British singer-songwriter.
Never has a second album been more of a turnaround. Rae’s husband, Jason Rae, died in 2008. The Sea is an apt metaphor…
NEW YORK, NY—It’s Memphis, Tennessee, in 1951 before the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll. Black kids are rockin’ to soulful rhythm ‘n’ blues (as exemplified onstage by some funkin’ dynamic choreography by Sergio Trujillo who choreographed Jersey Boys). White kids are bored by cardboard singers like Perry Coma and radio…
There’s a new voice to be reckoned with. It’s a lowball Tom Waits/Leonard Cohen swoon with a Steve Earle twang and Dylanesque presence. The scene is set with opener “Bellingham Blues.” Kasey comes on serious, deadly, with-intent. He instantly forces you to listen and listen hard. You get mesmerized ‘til—pop!—track…
My Chem reveal new drummer and talk Bamboozle 2012!
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