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Scott Morgan makes his belated debut to sing his 'Songs of Life' (Miranda Music). It's a heartfelt session that transcends genre with material by Paul McCartney, James Taylor and Sammy Cahn/Julie Styne among others. The 13 tracks draw upon his own emotional experiences with love (both consummated and unrequited) and death. Morgan doesn't so much sing these songs as inhabit the characters within.

Brian McCarthy is back in a big way. A standout on the Vermont jazz scene for the past decade, the Hardwick-born, Colchester-based saxophonist and composer, 42, returns with his first

Brian McCarthy is back in a big way. A standout on the Vermont jazz scene for the past decade, the Hardwick-born, Colchester-based saxophonist and composer, 42, returns with his first

Brian McCarthy is back in a big way. A standout on the Vermont jazz scene for the past decade, the Hardwick-born, Colchester-based saxophonist and composer, 42, returns with his first

(Truth Revolution Recording Collective, CD, digital) Some 1.3 billion years ago, give or take, a pair of black holes became interlocked in a spiral, and...

Sara Gazarek (voice), Julian Shore (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums)“…she may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer.”– DON HECKMAN, THE LOS ANGELES TIMESBorn and raised in Seattle, WA, 3x GRAMMY® nominated jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek reigns as one of the most creative voices of her generation, and one “who may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer” (Los Angeles Times). Collaborating with jazz legends Fred Hersch, Billy Childs, Kurt Elling, ...

Nearly three years after receiving a grant to complete his latest jazz record, Colchester musician Brian McCarthy is ready to show off his new sounds.

GOSHEN — Now winding up its second season, Litchfield Jazz Presents will conclude at...

Amy Cervini   Hailed by Time Out New York for tearing down boundaries between old and new jazz styles, rock, pop, country and more, Toronto-born, New York-based vocalist Amy Cervini follows up her 2014 Anzic release Jazz Country with th...   more &raquoe gritty, blues-oriented No One Ever Tells You. Joined by her brilliant longtime cohorts Jesse Lewis (guitar), Michael Cabe (piano), Matt Aronoff (bass), Jared Schonig (drums) and special guest organist Gary Versace (on four cuts), Cervini put...