‘Hot’ Archives
Carlos Jimenez Mambo Dulcet – Red Tailed Hawk CD
Got an email from Carlos Jimenez a month ago informing me of his Latest CD entitled ” Carlos Jimenez Mambo Dulcet Red Tailed Hawk” and of course I had to get my hands on it; Carlos was kind enough to provide a copy. The work is dedicated to his Grandfather [Read More]
Neff Irizarry & Nepenthe…..
Neff Irizarry II Guitarist Neff Irizarry and his group Nepenthe combine contemporary Jazz with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Puerto Rican styles of music in a way that few have attempted before: the absence of a piano player in a Latin group is rare if not unseen, but in this [Read More]
Barrio Physics; Flashes of Simpler Times
Lazy summer days when our parents were working, we would pack a bathing suit, some change and roll it all up in a towel and walk the seven or eight blocks past apartment buildings where people would hang out their windows yelling out to their kids the items they were to get [Read More]
Carlos Jimenez – Thoughts; Pensamientos CD
With his latest release entitled “Thoughts; Pensamientos” Carlos Jimenez and crew have succeeded in arriving at the perfect blend of straight up lite Jazz with a Latin flair. Our favorite cut is entitled “My Son”. The compilation consists of 11 [Read More]
Steve Pouchie
I find the best way to experience newly released music is to get into the car, pop the CD into the player and go for a long drive. And so with a full tank of gas, I headed north on Palisades Parkway to enjoy the greenery, feel the rush of the road and take a good [Read More]
Iguazu Jazz Trio
Whether named for the famous Iguaçu Falls (larger than Niagara Falls) in Argentina, SA or because it spans the borders of Argentina and Brazil, or perhaps due to the splendor of Iguaçu National Park, the key here is natural and awesome. Whatever the reasons, as with [Read More]