The new EP “Our Highway” by New York City jazz quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen is propelled by Owen Broder and Ethan Helm on saxophones.
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Album review: ‘Medical Record’ by Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz
On the new album “Medical Record,” Buffalo-based musicians Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz take listeners back to the classic jazz of the ’20s and ’30s.
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Album review: ‘You’re It!’ by the Mike Melito/Dino Losito Quartet
When it comes to straight-ahead jazz in upstate New York, it’s hard to find better musicians than drummer Mike Melito and pianist Dino Losito.
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Album review: ‘Doctone’
On “Doctone,” Noah Haidu honors the legacy of Kenny Kirkland — the influential jazz pianist who worked with Wynton Marsalis and Sting.
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Album review: ‘The Doctor’
Guitarist Mathias Sandberg plays blues-based jazz with impressive dexterity and tone on his debut album, “The Doctor.”
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Album review: ‘Samadhi’
Jacám Manricks aspires for the musically divine on his new album, “Samahdi,” for which he wrote all the songs and played eight instruments.
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Album review: ‘Lilac Hill’
Classical musician-turned-jazz pianist Sukyung Kim’s EP brings her compositional skills to the fore, and features Eastman alum Ethan Helm.
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Album review: ‘1962’
On the new album ‘1962,’ Ricardo Grilli shows his skills as both a formidable composer and a versatile jazz guitarist.
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Album review: ‘Data Lords’
Eastman alum Maria Schneider and her orchestra deliver an epic take on the digital world with the double-disc collection “Data Lords.”
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Album review: ‘Watershed’
On the album “Watershed,” jazz guitarist John Stein demonstrates his talent for polished compositions that reflect his adoration of Brazilian music.
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Album review: ‘re: manhattan project’
Guitarist Denin Koch and beta particle, his jazz band of fellow Eastman graduates, tackles the history of America’s nuclear weapons program on the forthcoming album “re: manhattan project.”
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Album review: ‘Pursuance: The Coltranes’
On jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s new album, she stakes out bold new territory with repertoire combining the music of John Coltrane and that of his wife, Alice Coltrane.
