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The 'Spark' of Hiromi is Palpable on New Telarc Release [REVIEW]

She's one of the most stunning piano players in years. Japanese composer Hiromi is back with her newest 'Spark' (Telarc), her tenth CD since her 2003 'Another Mind' debut. She delivers eight super-charged tracks with her Trio Project and one dreamy solo track ("Wake Up and Dream").
By Mike Greenblatt

  • primephonic: Classical Music's Service for All Seasons

    Until now, alas, classical musical had been more than a little late to the revolution. No, not a televised one; the online revolution--that digi-revolt against all the real, tactile records (and tapes) of some 1000 years of performance practice proper. Blame the medium, not the message, though. Lo, about an hour south of Amsterdam, one dutiful Dutch downloading distributor would soon oblige: primephonic.
    By LOGAN K. YOUNG, Editor-in-Chief

  • Jane Monheit Does a Ella Fitzgerald Tribute Album

    Jazz singer Jane Monheit has been able to fufill two long held ambitions with her upcoming CD release. She has her new label Emerald City Record and, on April 8th, she will pay tribute to her idol Ella Fitzgerald by releasing Emeralds first project, The Songbook Sessions:Ella Fitzgerald. Monheit manages a record that acknowledges her idol while giving her own stamp to the familiar Fitzgerald material. With the contributions of her producer and arranger and trumpeter Nicolas Payton, a real effort was made to update the material and make it fresh for Jane Monheit.
    By Teresa Swan