All About Jazz Album Reviews

Xavier Lecouturier: I Remember Why Now (Wed, 16 Jul 2025)
Wisdom is in part gathered by the realization that one can only be honest with oneself. There are no lies, only distractions and suppositions that put vision and truth at bay. The wisdom and truth that produces great music is not only arrived at by immersion into the art itself, but the immersion and subsequent understanding of other experiences from which inspiration is drawn... [ read more ]
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Daniel Garbin: Rising (Wed, 16 Jul 2025)
Rising is the debut recording from Romanian-born guitarist Daniel Garbin who shows his versatility on the album's opening track (and title song) by performing it on his second instrument, the Indian sitar. Although that is not merely a gimmick (he plays the sitar quite well), Garbin stays with guitar the rest of the way, leading his quintet through a program that consists of seven original compositions, four written by Garbin, the others co-authored by him with the album's co- producer, Simona Pop... [ read more ]
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Germana Stella La Sorsa and Tom Ollendorff: After Hours (Wed, 16 Jul 2025)
For an EP that clocks in at a mere 25 or so minutes, there is a lot to enjoy on After Hours, vocalist Germana Stella La Sorsa's duo album with guitarist Tom Ollendorff... [ read more ]
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