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Dalannah And Owen, 'Been Around A While,' Quest Records [REVIEW]
Yelena Eckemoff Quartet Release 'Everblue' on L&H Production [REVIEW]
Russian poet Yelena Eckemoff is a classically-trained pianist who emigrated here in 1991. Her 2010 'Cold Sun' turned some jazz heads and, six CDs later, 'Everblue' unleashes her Norwegian dream team in a mesmerizing ode to nature and the ocean. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 'Live In Cuba,' on Blue Engine [REVIEW]
Now that Cuba and the U.S. are cozying up again for the first time since 1953, the sky's the limit on experiencing Cuba's fine music, baseball, beaches, cigars, rum and that famous sandwich. For now, I'll settle for Wynton Marsalis' release, 'Live In Cuba.'