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BY BOBBY REED
Imelda May, Mayhem (Decca)
Imelda May has made a memorableMayhem. That’s the title of her new album, and during a recent interview with DownBeat, the Irish singer …
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BY HILARY BROWN
Bill Frisell, All We Are Saying (Savoy Jazz)
Leave it to guitarist Bill Frisell and his core arsenal of veteran players—violinist Jenny Scheinman, bassist Tony Scherr, … 
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BY FRANK ALKYER
Rudresh Mahanthappa,Samdhi (ACT)
With Samdhi Rudresh Mahanthappa has officially come of age. He has been such a promising force on the … 
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BY BOBBY REED
The Tierney Sutton Band,American Road (BFM Jazz)
In a feature on jazz vocalists in the October issue of DownBeat, journalist John Murph writes that Tierney Sutton is among a …More »

BY BOBBY REED
Pat Martino, Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote)
Walk into a guitar shop and mention the name Pat Martino. Clerks and customers will immediately …More »

BY AARON COHEN
Charles Earland,
Scorched, Seared & Smokin’(HighNote)
Organist Charles Earland didn’t do nuance. Everything about him was big: his sound … 
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BY FRANK ALKYER
Stanley Jordan, 
Friends (Mack Avenue)
When your name is Stanley Jordan, the term friends takes on a completely different meaning. The guitarist’s latest release …
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BY AARON COHEN
Darren Johnston’s Gone To Chicago,The Big Lift
(Porto Franco)
Last year, San Francisco Bay
area trumpeter Darren Johnston accepted … 
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BY FRANK ALKYER
Jason Loughlin, 
Peach Crate (Big Pop Records)
Jason Loughlin wears his guitar-playing heroes on his sleeve, down his arms and into his fingers, which tie directly back …
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BY AARON COHEN
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal, 
Chamber Music (Six Degrees)
In September, Chicago’s World Music Festival continued presenting a wonderful array of … 
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