Martin Wind “Light Blue” Laika Records martinwind.com For the last three decades, Martin Wind has been among the most in-demand bassists in jazz, playing with a diverse array of artists ranging from Johnny Griffin to Sting. His latest album, “Light Blue,” leaves no doubt that he’s far more than a sideman. Wind wrote every tune […]
Ingrid Jensen
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Album review: ‘Silent Dreamer’
Tobias Meinhart “Silent Dreamer” ENJA Records tobiasmeinhart.com One of the best things about reviewing music is putting on a disc by an artist I’ve never heard of and being blown away by it. “Silent Dreamer,” by German saxophonist Tobias Meinhart, is one of the best CD’s I’ve heard this year. Meinhart had racked up a […]
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Jazz Fest 2016, Day 6: Ron reviews Russell Malon and Marianne Trudel Trio
Russell Malone was one of the artists I was most looking forward to seeing at the XRIJF, and when he played his first tune at Kilbourn Hall, it seemed promising. It was his own tune, “Honeybone,” and it showcased that wonderful blend of lead and rhythm guitar, with gorgeous ringing tone, that Malone is known […]
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Ingrid Jensen
If instruments have personalities, trumpet has to be the most audacious and in your face. Maybe that’s why not many budding female musicians are handed one. But that’s not the way it was in Ingrid Jensen’s family. Her mom played piano and loved traditional jazz, so growing up in the late-1970’s, Jensen was given a […]
