TOP MUZIC
The Beauty
Years ago, I developed the Nite & Disk format for comparing the experience of listening to a group's CD and watching them perform it live (no, YouTube doesn't count). There are times when the Nite and the Disk bear little resemblance to each other, and others when they are virtual clones. But every so often there's that special alchemy when the players are clearly inspired by an audience which levitates happily in return. This kind of magic was percolating at the Standard that night. It helped that that the club was sold out and overflowing with local singers and musicians, many of them dear friends, colleagues, mentors and students, and everyone missing McGarry since her move to North Carolina.
Bobby Broom: Building a Legacy
Cape Town Jazz Festival 2012
Ben Jaffe: Preserving the Hall
Adam Cruz: Making Some Room
Joe McPhee: Artistic Sacrifice from a Musical Prophet
Jazzahead! 2012
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Talkin' Blues with Chuck Leavell
Anthony and Me
Elizabeth Shepherd: A Jewel is Born 2012
Anoushka Shankar: A Celebration of Joy
