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CD Review: Beka Gochiashvili “S/T”
Since the end of the Cold War, it seems like every decade a wunderkind has emerged from a most unlikely former Soviet Republic territory to dazzle the jazz world with prodigious talent on the piano. In the early 2000’s it was Eldar Djangirov of Kyrgyzstan and in 2012 it’s Beka Gochiashvili of Tbilisi, Georgia. At the age of 16 Gochiashvili has released his first album and, let’s just say if you can’t pronounce his name now, you will learn to pronounce it.
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CD Review: Graham Dechter “Takin’ It There”
When Graham Dechter opens his album with Wes Montgomery’s “Road Song” he invites comparisons to one of the greatest jazz guitar slingers in history. It’s a bold move but it pays off. Right from the start it’s clear that Dechter can hold his own with the top-tier of the competition. If you haven’t heard of […]
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CD Review: The Impossible Gentlemen “S/T”
It’s fascinating to consider the way a group’s name and the album art can affect the way you listen to the music. The artwork throughout the self-titled album by The Impossible Gentlemen owes a great deal to the painter René Magritte. So when the first tune, “Laugh Lines,” by the group’s guitarist Mike Walker, opens […]
