Lucia Sarmiento – Look Up Jeff Coffin – Only the Horizon Concurrence – Nightcap at Brown’s Dinner Club Kavyesh Kaviraj – Rain Khruangbin – Three From Two Karen Mack – Come To Baby, Do Andrew Bird – I Fall In Love Too Easily Dayna Stephens – Bubbly SugaRay Rayford – Run for Cover Kerry...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with vocalist Jane Monheit in advance of her appearance Tuesday, July 30th at the Dakota. Monheit talks about her musical influences, the way she’s learned to manage expectations as a female performer, lessons learned from working with legendary producer Joel Dorn, and her upcoming eponymous release on Club 44 Records. More...Read More

Take That Back is a jazz quartet made up of some seriously talented musicians. Led by reed players Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield, the group will release their sophomore album, Splash, on Friday, July 26th. The song “Playhouse Bats” sounds right at home with other groove-oriented jazz, but upon more listens, I discovered its unique,...Read More