"I'd taken guitar lessons when I was younger, but nothing really clicked," laments the Salem, Virginia-based songwriter, composer and producer, Shawn Simms, of his musical beginnings. But then, as these things happen, a couple of iconic musical [Click here to open...]
Pablo Embon – Reminiscent Moods
"...multi-instrumental, fusion jazz-based extravaganza..." "...one of the best kept secrets in Jazz..." "...imaginative, genre-crossing, sonic light..." All words we've used in an attempt to describe the musical craft of Israel-based master-of-Jazz [Click here to open...]
The Goldwyn Experiment – Avenue B
An early student of jazz, Goldwyn Thandrayen was born and raised on the island country of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. There, rock'n'roll was a hard-to-find, underground art-form. Nonetheless, at sixteen, he picked up the guitar [Click here to open...]
According to Bazooka – The Devil’s in the Details
Describing their blended sound as a combination of rock, blues, jazzy-pop, folk-rock, Tejano, zydeco, and retro-pop; just over a year ago we reviewed the album, Where We Are Now, by the Davis, California-based Americana-Pop outfit know as, According [Click here to open...]
JORODU – JORODU
Talent often dwells within the souls of the restless and constantly-moving. Nothing more true could be said about Venezuela-born, Miami, Florida-based (by way of Boston, NH) musician, composer, teacher, author, Jose R. Duque. Beginning at age 12 [Click here to open...]
Echonest – Death With Benefits (single)
SPOILER ALERT: We've got a 2019 Top 10 Single candidate here... Not long ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mike Lamardo (drums) and Warren Sharp (guitar) started jamming. Soon after, Keith Lewis (bass) was invited to jam too. And just like that, [Click here to open...]
Jokatech – Love Fist
The Bronx, New York's very own, Jokatech (a.k.a., Jason K. Addae) is currently nearing the midpoint of his second decade as a recording artist (13 years to be exact). As a jazz musician and hip-hop artist, he's now recorded an astounding 19 [Click here to open...]
Steve Wheeler – Stormseeker (single)
Acquiring his formal composition and production training from the State University of New York---Purchase College Conservatory of Music, composer/performer/producer, Steven Wheeler, crossed our radar back in July when we reviewed his Flash [Click here to open...]