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Dave Pietro Hypersphere

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene August 6, 2020

Dave Pietro Hypersphere ArtistShare Saxophonist, composer and music educator Dave Pietro convenes a septet for Hypersphere. Pietro explores themes of love, interconnectedness, truth and prayer on its eight tracks.  Alongside Pietro are top shelf musicians including Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, Ryan Keberle on trombone, Gary Versace on piano and organ, Johannes Weidenmueller on bass, Johnathan Blake on drums and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. Note that Pietro, Keberle, Versace, […]

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Susan Tobocman Touch & Go

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, susan Tobocman July 31, 2020

Susan Tobocman Touch & Go Soliterra Records Touch & Go could be the breakout album for vocalist/composer/arranger Susan Tobocman.  This is her fourth album as a leader but here she steps forward with five originals of the dozen tunes, two of which are instrumentals, rare for one known mostly as a vocalist. Of course, Tobocman […]

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Nicole Zuraitis All Wandering Hearts

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, nicole zuraitis July 30, 2020

Nicole Zuraitis All Wandering Hearts Dot Time All Wandering Hearts is Grammy® nominated vocalist, pianist, composer and arranger Nicole Zuraitis’ fourth album as a bandleader and it explores the raw emotions and tribulations of life on the road as a full-time musician.  Listeners will take a journey through genre-bending jazz-adjacent soundscapes that are both complex and […]

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Leslie Mandoki is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu art rock, Indie Rock, jazz, leslie mandoki, making a Scene July 27, 2020

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Leslie Mandoki In 1991, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, and Al Di Meola became founding members of Leslie Mandoki’s band project Mandoki Soulmates, and for almost three decades, Leslie Mandoki has continued to unite a “who is who” of the icons of Anglo-American and European rock and […]

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Orquesta Failde Failde Con Tumbao

Jim Hynes jazz, latin jazz, making a Scene July 26, 2020

Orquesta Failde Failde Con Tumbao Egrem Word is surely getting around in this ever smaller world of ours. In the past few months, this writer has been contacted by artists and/or producers in Russia, Sweden, and Cuba.  We have covered some of the jazz artists on the Russian label, Rainy Days and will be telling […]

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Zen Zadravec Human Revolution

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, zen Zadravec July 22, 2020

Zen Zadravec Human Revolution Marmite (FACTOR) Two weeks ago, we brought you the outstanding big band debut from trumpeter and Canadian resident Derrick Gardner’s Big dig! Band in which Zen Zadravec was the pianist. Now the Canadian pianist, saxophonist, and composer Zadravec and his quintet Human Revolution, of which Gardner is a key member, brings […]

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Mafalda Minnozzi Sensorial – Portraits in Bossa and Jazz

Jim Hynes bossa, jazz, Mafalda Minnozi, making a Scene, sensorial July 21, 2020

Mafalda Minnozzi Sensorial – Portraits in Bossa and Jazz Self-released Internationally acclaimed vocalist Mafalda Minnozzi presents Sensorial – Portraits in Bossa & Jazz.  Under the musical direction of guitarist Paul Ricci and with the help of heavyweights like pianist Art Hirahara, bassists Essiet Okon Essiet and Harvie S, drummer Victor Jones and percussionists Will Calhoun and Rogério Boccato, Sensorial revisits and reimagines the Brazilian songbook, intersecting with NYC jazz. Pianist Hirahara just […]

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Tony Davis Golden Year

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, Steve Davis, Tony Davis July 15, 2020

Tony Davis Golden Year Posi-Tone Most jazz listeners are surely acquainted with one of the genre’s foremost trombonists, Steve Davis. The good news is his 25-year-old son, guitarist Tony Davis (hence referred to as Tony to avoid any confusion) has also picked up the mantle and is continuing the family’s musical legacy. Not only does […]

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Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet Know Say or See

Jim Hynes Benny Rubin Jr., indie, jazz, making a Scene, saxophone July 14, 2020

Benny Rubin Jr. Quartet Know Say or See Self-released This is the second release for emerging saxophonist Benny Rubin Jr., formerly from Flint, MI and now based in New York. Rubin leads a quarter, plays tenor and alto, and provided a mix of originals, some very edgy and free-form with a balance of standards that […]

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Ryan Cohan Originations

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, Ryan Cohan July 13, 2020

Ryan Cohan Originations Origin Acclaimed pianist, composer, producer, and Guggenheim Fellow Ryan Cohan brings his broad spectrum of musical influences and sensibilities across multiple genres into focus through a personal lens in this most ambitious work. Throughout his previous five critically acclaimed albums and as a collaborator with numerous leading jazz figures and world-class ensembles Cohan […]

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Derrick Gardner Big dig! Band Still I Rise

Jim Hynes big band, derrick gardner, jazz, making a Scene July 8, 2020

Derrick Gardner Big dig! Band Still I Rise Impact Jazz This is the debut project for trumpeter, composer, and arranger Derrick Gardner.  His Big dig! Band is a classic jazz orchestra – spectacular saxophone, trombone, and trumpet sections, studded with world-class musicians and anchored by a rock-solid rhythm section. For Still I Rise, Gardner has gathered musicians […]

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Event Horizon Jazz Quartet – Event Horizon

Jim Hynes Event horizon, jazz, making a Scene July 2, 2020

Event Horizon Jazz Quartet Event Horizon GRB Event Horizon Jazz Quartet is a Chicago-based group of Midwestern musicians, all educators as well, making their debut. The principal composers are reedman Jim Kaczmarek and keyboardist Scott Mertens, who between them penned the 11 originals. Kaczmarek likes to call their unit a collective as bassist Donn DeSanto […]

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Tom Ranier This Way

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, studio musician, tom Ranier June 24, 2020

Tom Ranier This Way Self-released It would be difficult to find a more versatile musician than the multi-instrumentalist Tom Ranier. The veteran studio musician has performed in high profile events such as the Grammys, Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Gloves and has performed with many high profile jazz and pop stars.  These activities keep him so […]

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Dylan Jack Quartet The Tale of the Twelve-Foot Man

Jim Hynes cd review, Dylan Jack, jazz, making a Scene June 23, 2020

Dylan Jack Quartet The Tale of the Twelve-Foot Man Creative Nation Music Last October on these pages we covered the inventive set of covers from the duo, guitarist Eric Hofbrauer and drummer Dylan Jack, entitled Remains of Echoes which has them addressing not only jazz but rock. Any group that puts Miles and Ornette Coleman […]

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Antonio Adolfo BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento

Jim Hynes Antonio Adolfo, BruMa, jazz, making a Scene June 22, 2020

Antonio Adolfo BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento AAM Music Last year on these pages we brought you Antonio Adolfo, pianist/composer/arranger, one the founders of Brazilian jazz from the early ‘60s, and his Samba Jazz Alley, a tribute to early bossa nova before it became hugely popular globally. Adolfo is a multi-Latin Grammy winner and Grammy nominee […]

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Dave Bryant Night Visitors

Jim Hynes dave bryant, jazz, making a Scene June 21, 2020

Dave Bryant Night Visitors SE There are plenty of free jazz, improvisational ensembles that are doing great explorative work yet some, at least for many listeners, are just not quite accessible enough.  By now, if you’ve gotten this far, you know that we’ve covered plenty of free, avant-garde material, but you may not realize that […]

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Laila Biali is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu jazz, laila biali, making a Scene, pop June 19, 2020

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Laila Biali! Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has toured with Chris Botti, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega and Sting. She has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents including Carnegie Hall. Her accolades include a 2019 JUNO Award for “Vocal Jazz Album of the […]

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Azat Bayazitov The Doors Are Open

Jim Hynes Azat Bayazitov, jazz, making a Scene, Russia June 19, 2020

Azat Bayazitov The Doors Are Open Rainy Days We have touted the merits of the St. Petersburg, Russia-based Rainy Days label more than once on these pages. They consistently bring us great jazz releases. The Doors Are Open is a quintet offering from tenor saxophonist Azat Bayazitov, the follow-up to his debut If You Still […]

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Swingadelic Bluesville

Jim Hynes blues, indie Blues, jazz, making a Scene, swingadelic June 18, 2020

Swingadelic Bluesville Zoho The content on this site skews towards blues so it’s more than fitting we offer up Swingadelic’s Bluesville. The blues purists will call it jazz. The jazz folks may call it blues. Surely this is a big band that often plays at Swing 46, a dinner/dance venue in NYC’s Broadway theater district […]

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Dave Douglas & Elan Mehler If There Are Mountains

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, newvelle records June 17, 2020

Dave Douglas & Elan Mehler If There Are Mountains Newvelle Records Ostensibly this is an album review, but it is also vehicle to inform you about the special treasure, Newvelle Records.  So, we’ll keep you in a bit of suspense by describing the album first. Label co-founder Elan Mehler is also a pianist, who for […]

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Madre Vaca Winterreise

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene June 11, 2020

Madre Vaca Winterreise Madre Vaca Seeing the name of Austrian composer Franz Shubert on the cover led me to believe this was some slight twist on classical music by jazz musicians. (and not the kind of music we would cover on these pages). Obviously, I was wrong. As the album unfolded it was stirring modern […]

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John Minnock (with Dave Liebman) Herring Cove

Jim Hynes Dave, jazz, John Minnock, Liebman, making a Scene June 8, 2020

John Minnock (with Dave Liebman) Herring Cove Dot Time This is the second collaboration between vocalist John Minnock and NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Dave Liebman, who also serves as executive producer. It’s Minnock’s third release as a leader, and his first for the label. The album pairs Minnock’s signature no-holds-barred wit with introspective lyrics to paint a compelling […]

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Jeff Reed Look for the Light

Jim Hynes bassist, cd review, jazz, jeff reed, making a Scene June 7, 2020

Jeff Reed Look for the Light Stricker Street Look for the Light is the debut for jazz bassist Jeff Reed as bandleader who brings a collection of originals and jazz standards performed by a quintet. Let’s first share some information on Reed before getting to some of the remarkable stories that are the foundation for […]

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Cathlene Pineda Rainbow Baby

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene June 6, 2020

Cathlene Pineda Rainbow Baby Orenda This is the third album, and by far the most personal, for pianist/composer Cathlene Pineda, who leads a quartet on Rainbow Baby. The theme comprises four years of motherhood, pregnancy. Loss, and ultimately love.  She was thriving at the time of her second album, Passing: A California Suite, which was […]

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Alexa Tarantino Clarity

Jim Hynes Alexa Tarantino, cd review, jazz, making a Scene, woodwind June 5, 2020

Alexa Tarantino Clarity Posi Tone Alexa Tarantino is a woodwind virtuoso who has a fluid, swinging style with remarkable tone. In that sense, the album title is fitting. Clarity is her second release as a bandleader following last year’s Posi tone Winds of Change. She is also a composer and educator. Tarantino is the principal […]

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John Scofield Swallow Tales

Jim Hynes jazz, John Scofield, making a Scene, swallow tails June 4, 2020

John Scofield Swallow Tales ECM Master bassist Steve Swallow will turn 80 this coming October and remains highly vital whether as a member of his wife, Carla Bley’s Trio, or as a sideman. Many acknowledge Swallow as one of jazz’s best bassists, but this recording shines a light on his compositional skills as well. More […]

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Kenny Carr Hard Jazz

Jim Hynes jazz, Kenny Carr, making a Scene June 3, 2020

Kenny Carr Hard Jazz Self-released There’s a subtle clue in the title Hard Jazz that refers to guitarist Kenny Carr’s spot in Ray Charles’ band for over ten years.  Yes, “Hard Times,” the title of one of Brother Ray’s biggest songs and a term this writer has heard others exclaim in the context of blues […]

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Mayita Dinos The Garden Is my Stage

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, mayito dinos May 30, 2020

Mayita Dinos The Garden Is my Stage Dash Hoffman Maybe this writer is just a bit biased toward landscape designers. After all, my wife is one of them. However, she doesn’t have dual talents of being vocalist like Mayita Dinos, who is making her debut as singer, with songs naturally themed on nature and gardens.  […]

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Miguel Zenón Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, Miguel Zenón May 23, 2020

Miguel Zenón Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera Miel Music Okay, those in the know might be questioning why we are reviewing an album that came out last August. There are several reasons: 1) Miguel Zenón’s Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera received a 2020 Grammy nomination, 2) Zenon was just this week awarded Best […]

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Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test Vision for Rhythm

Jim Hynes americana, jazz, making a Scene, roots May 19, 2020

Vanderlei Pereira and Blindfold Test Vision for Rhythm Jazzheads Vanderlei Pereira is a renowned Brazilian drummer who has been in the states for over thirty years. With extensive experience as a sideman in his native country as well as in the U.S., this marks his first recording as a bandleader with his newly formed band, […]

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Louise Cappi is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu indie Blues, jazz, louise cappi, making a Scene, new orleans May 15, 2020

Making a Scene Presents an interview with Louise Cappi Louise Cappi, is an American & internationally acclaimed Jazz/Blues, Soul singer-songwriter, recording artist & Bandleader.  She is the child of the late great Jazz guitarist & pioneer of the seven string guitar, Mr. Al Cappi. Louise has performed with Jazz Royalty,  Delfeoyo Marsalis, the Prince of […]

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Farnell Newton Rippin’ & Runnin’

Jim Hynes Farnell Newton, jazz, making a Scene May 12, 2020

Farnell Newton Rippin’ & Runnin’ Posi-Tone This is likely the first review on these pages from the niche jazz label, Posi-Tone, which issues a select number of albums annually, generally just one or two per month on average. Owner and man of many hats, Marc Free, produces, records, markets and more than anything, has discerning […]

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Jocelyn Gould Elegant Traveler

Jim Hynes jazz, Jocelyn Gould, making a Scene May 11, 2020

Jocelyn Gould Elegant Traveler Posi -Tone Elegant Traveler is the debut for the well-traveled Canadian jazz guitarist/composer/arranger and now bandleader Jocelyn Gould.  Gould works with a core quarter augmented by one, two, or three horns on five of the ten selections, mostly originals with a few standards. While earning her master’s degree at Michigan State, […]

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Sissy Castrogiovanni Terra

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, Sissy Castrogiovanni May 10, 2020

Sissy Castrogiovanni Terra MANU There is always a fascination for this writer when world music meets jazz, and to a good back story as well. It also doesn’t hurt to have eye catching album art, On Sissy Castrogiovanni’s self-produced Terra, most stateside listeners, except those who speak the Sicilian dialect, will not identify with the […]

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Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow Life Goes On

Richard L'Hommedieu Carla Bley, ECM, jazz, making a Scene May 8, 2020

Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow Life Goes On ECM This may mark the first time we’ve covered an ECM album on these pages and although this is the third in the series for Bley/Sheppard/Swallow trio, this writer confesses to have only heard this one. The renowned improvisational pianist/composer Carla Bley is 80 and bassist Steve Swallow, […]

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Fred Randolph Mood Walk

Jim Hynes bassist, Fred Randolph, jazz, making a Scene May 7, 2020

Fred Randolph Mood Walk Creative Spirit The picturesque jaguar prowling down a path lined with upright basses could connote many things – beauty, power, ferocity, and boundless energy, to name just a few. Unfortunately, though, most will likely access bassist/composer/bandleader Fred Randolph’s fourth album, Mood Walk digitally, and will totally miss the provocative image which […]

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Dave Askren Jeff Benedict Paraphernalia – Music of Wayne Shorter

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene, Wayne Shorter May 4, 2020

Dave Askren Jeff Benedict Paraphernalia – Music of Wayne Shorter Tapestry Now that Wayne Shorter is no longer performing, this is the second album to feature his music this year although Shorter did play on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Music of Wayne Shorter while this quartet effort, Paraphernalia, from guitarist Dave Askren and […]

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Joan Watson-Jones Choices

Jim Hynes cd review, indie, jazz, Joan Watson Jones, making a Scene May 1, 2020

Joan Watson-Jones Choices EOS 4 Joan Watson-Jones is a vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and host of producer of The Jazz Room, an online radio program of jazz music and interviews. Choices is her fourth albums, comprised of her originals and two standards. Watson-Jones is a mainstay in the New England jazz scene, and she brings aboard […]

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Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The Four Questions

Jim Hynes afro jazz, cd review, jazz, making a Scene April 29, 2020

Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra The Four Questions ZOHO Grammy Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s Four Questions marks O’Farrill’s first album in his famed catalog to exclusively include all originally written compositions. Special guest Dr. Cornel West is featured as soloist, conductor, and percussionist on the title […]

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Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings Tie Me to You

Jim Hynes indie, jazz, making a Scene April 27, 2020

Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings Tie Me to You Monsoon The last time this writer heard the superb and sultry vocalist Kathleen Grace was on her last recording, 2013’s No Place to Fall, which was essentially an Americana recording imbued by the likes of Greg Leisz’s pedal steel, Dave Raven’s drums, and plenty of electric […]

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Lauren Henderson The Songbook Session

Jim Hynes jazz, Lauren Henderson, making a Scene April 25, 2020

Lauren Henderson The Songbook Session Brontosaurus Vocalist, arranger, and multi-lingual Lauren Henderson is back with her sixth musical alliance with pianist Sullivan Fortner – The Songbook Session. Fortner, considered one of today’s top pianists, has been visible lately on a few online performances with Cecile McLorin Salvant. Truth is, though, that he has worked longer, over a decade, with Henderson. […]

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Leslie Beukelman Golden Daffodil

Jim Hynes cd review, jazz, making a Scene April 24, 2020

Leslie Beukelman Golden Daffodil Woolgathering Golden Daffodil is the first vocal release for bassist/composer Matt Ulery’s Woolgathering Records. We covered Ulery’s most recent release as a leader, Delicate Charms, (a chamber jazz outing which in no way resembles this one) last October on these pages. This is Chicago-based vocalist Leslie Beukelman’s second full-length jazz release […]

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Dylan Hayes Electric Band Songs for Rooms and People

Jim Hynes dylan hayes, indie, jazz, making a Scene April 23, 2020

Dylan Hayes Electric Band Songs for Rooms and People Blujazz There is no photo of Dylan Hayes on the CD jacket, but a quick search reveals a 20-something. Indeed, this is his debut album and it has tons of youthful energy flowing through the keyboards, whether acoustic or electric, that Dylan Hayes plays on Songs […]

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Dana Sandler I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Jim Hynes Dana Sandler, Holocaust, jazz, making a Scene April 21, 2020

Dana Sandler I Never Saw Another Butterfly Self-released I Never Saw Another Butterfly is jazz vocalist Dana Sandler’s debut, based on a book of the same name, setting poems from children of the Holocaust to music. The album is being released today, April 21, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Originally published in 1959, the book is a […]

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Andy Milne and Unison The reMISSION

Jim Hynes Andy Milne, jazz, making a Scene April 18, 2020

makAndy Milne and Unison The reMISSION Sunnyside Pianist, bandleader and educator Andy Milne brings us The reMISSION, with his new trio UNISON.  Stepping into piano trio performance for the first time, the album is a stunning shift in direction for the artist.  In late 2017, a life-changing cancer diagnosis forced Milne into a period of reflection over his fruitful career, a […]

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Bobby Selvaggio Live from the Bop Stop

Jim Hynes Bobby Selvaggio, jazz, live jazz, making a Scene April 18, 2020

Bobby Selvaggio Live from the Bop Stop Dot Time We didn’t want to leave this one behind. This is alto saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio’s eleventh album and first live recording, Live from the Bop Stop. Specifically the site is the Bop Stop at the Music Settlement in Cleveland, OH, a place where the bandleader has performed […]

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#Bloomerangs Moments and Fragments

Jim Hynes bloomerangs, cd review, indie, jazz, making a Scene April 16, 2020

#Bloomerangs Moments and Fragments Instru Dash Mental It’s unusual to begin your band name with the pound sign but in this age of text messaging and digital communication perhaps, it’s not odd. (and, for those who file CDs alphabetically like this writer, how do you deal with a #? Suggest you just go to ‘b’). […]

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Enrique Haneine Unlayered

Jim Hynes Enrique Haneine, jazz, making a Scene, ny jazz April 12, 2020

Enrique Haneine Unlayered Elegant Walk Enrique Haneine is a jazz-world musician, composer, pianist, drummer, improviser, and educator that is currently living in New York City and was born in Mexico City from Lebanese descent. Haneine was raised in Mexico, immersed in Latin music interwoven with classical and jazz studies, and obviously has lineage tracing its way […]

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Shunzo Ohno Runner

Jim Hynes jazz, making a Scene, trumpet April 11, 2020

Shunzo Ohno Runner Pulsebeats Renowned trumpeter and composer Shunzo Ohno has released his 18th album as leader. This relatively short, (very short for a jazz) album clocks in at just over 30 minutes but offers a wide span of music within that condensed amount of time. Runner is comprised of three compositions; the first of […]

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Lou Volpe Before and After

Jim Hynes guitar, indie, jazz, jazz guitar, lou volpe, making a Scene April 10, 2020

Lou Volpe Before & After Jazz Guitar Let’s acknowledge that moat of the artists you read about on these pages are blues musicians. Even though the record label above and perhaps some of guitarist Lou Volpe’s previous work my steer toward jazz, this writer finds plenty of blues in Volpe’s style. Think back to Larry […]

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