Step Tempest

Creative music should challenge us, make us think and move us forward. Music can make one's life better and fuller, one of life's greatest pleasures.

Friday, January 28, 2011

The Long Night's Journey Into Music

Charles Lloyd and his New Quartet (plus a very special guest) played at Crowell Concert Hall on the campus of Wesleyan University tonight...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Carry-On Companions (Part One)

If my iPod stays at home or in the car (not in really cold or extremely hot weather), I have a bag that holds a number of CDs for review pur...

Monday, January 24, 2011

New Classical Music

Every once in a while, a critic or commentator will bemoan the passing of classical music. Perhaps these people have never read Alex Ross...

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Voices of Melody and Thought

Wingwalker - Jane Ira Bloom (Outline Records) - Ms. Bloom is truly an original, a musician dedicated to one instrument (soprano saxophone)...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Dr. King, Freedom and the Big Band with Mighty Voices

The Marcus Shelby Orchestra 's wonderful tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., titled " Soul of the Movement " is now avail...

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Pay Attention

Paraphrase - Matt Blostein/Vinnie Sperrazza Band (Yeah-Yeah Records) - Alto saxophonist Blostein and drummer Sperrazza met in 2002 and be...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

The January Roundup

Chronos - Mike DiRubbo (Posi-Tone Records ) - DiRubbo, a native of New Haven CT and graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute at the Hartt S...

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