Jazz/Blues
Chris Botti: Grammy-Winning Trumpeter Hits the Road This Fall; Plays Friday, Oct. 21, at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey [Q&A]
Singer/Songwriter Doyle Bramhall II Gets Topical on 'Rich Man,' Concord Records [REVIEW]
Charles Mingus once said he didn't so much as play jazz but express the sounds of his life. Doyle Bramhall II has taken that as his credo. Thus, his first CD in 15 years, 'Rich Man' (Concord) is a perfect example. The multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer/arranger is back from extensive travels through Mali and Morocco and it's all within the grooves of this epic 13-track 70+ minutes. 'Blues Immigrant' Singer Matthew Skoller Makes State-of-the-Art Chicago Statement [REVIEW]
Singer/songwriter/harmonica man/producer Matthew Skoller left his native New York in 1987 for the blues-drenched history of Chicago and he's been there ever since, soaking it all up, and spewing it back out in his own inimitable style. He considers himself a 'Blues Immigrant' (Tongue'N Groove Records) and on this, his fifth CD, in which he wrote 9 of 11, he states his case.
