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New Jazz Releases: Will Bernard – Ancient Grains (PosiTone): “Will Bernard offers up a hearty meal of tastes and styles from his own harvest of ”Ancient Grains” on his third release for Posi-Tone. With a modern jazz sensibility and elegantly lyrical compositional focus, the crux of this brilliantly evocative musical program remains focused upon the fingers and strings of the expressive guitarist himself. Meanwhile the masterful contributions of B-3 organist extraordinaire Sam Yahel and the explosive metrics of drummer Donald Edwards provide several melodic highlights in addition to t...

Dumpstaphunk – Where Do We Go From Here (Funk Garage/Mascot): “Dumpstaphunk’s founding members Ivan Neville (vocals/keyboards) Ian Neville (guitar) Tony Hall (bass/guitar/vocals) and Nick Daniels (bass/vocals) along with newest members Alex Wasily (trombone) and Deven Trusclair (drums), have built upon the Neville family’s iconic NOLA legacy, as they’ve transformed into the city’s pre-eminent 21st-century funk-fusion export, after being birthed originally from a spontaneous set during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2003.” Raging funk that will flat domino your lame act...

Jimmie Bratcher – I’m Hungry (Self-produced): Jimmie Bratcher has mostly one thing on his mind and he’s sure to let you know just how tasty a set like this can be. It’s chicken, bacon, cheese, grits or even bananas (except when they’re green). He is hoping to bring his show of smokin’ blues just to whet your appetite! Enjoy, but don’t over do it! These blues are hard! Here’s Jimmie ready to serve you one of his best dishes – just click! Chris Cain – Raisin’ Cain (Alligator): I haven’t heard Chris Cain in some time and my first impression was this really sounds like B...

Yazz Ahmed – La Saboteuse (Naim): “Bahraini-British performer, Yazz Ahmed, is transforming what jazz means in 2017. This trumpet and flugelhorn-playing artist has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, experiments with electronic effects, and combines sounds from her shared heritage to author a new narrative for the genre. Part of the new wave of artists credited with stirring up the sound, including Kamasi Washington, Yussef Kamaal, Sons of Kemet and The Comet is Coming, Yazz Ahmed is thrilled by the possibilities of making something new. “I feel like I’m a part of modernisin...

Kat Danser – One Eye Open (Black Hen): “Kat Danser has spent most of her life trawling the backstreets of the blues and her sixth album ‘One Eye Open’ reflects the fruits of her explorations. From an old string band melody passed down from the twenties, to a lyric written the night before the Covid pandemic shut the world down, the past rides shotgun with the present on everything Kat Danser sings and plays. “One Eye Open’ enlarges upon her decades long conversation with the blues and is a testament to the enduring emotional power and relevance of the art form.“One Eye Open” ...