Music Scene

Multi-Grammy award-winning Latin Jazz pianist, composer, and singer, Eliane Elias has another stellar album with Quietude, recorded in São Paulo, Brazil, and released on the Candid Records label. With two Grammy wins and four nominations under her belt, Eliane Elias continues to deliver a magical performance on the 11-track, Quietude. Joining Eliane Elias are guitarists, Marcus Teixeira, Lula Galvâo, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Marc Johnson, with Celso de Almeida on drums, Paulo Braga on drums and percussion, and Emilio Martins on …

The Pat Petrillo Big Rhythm Band – The Power Station Sessions is an assortment of music that crosses genres, changes up traditional tempos, and restates how and why tracks are set down in an order on a release, but in the end – IT JUST WORKS! Featuring a Who’s Who of artists such as Nile Rodgers, John Popper, Oz Noy, Lenny Pickett, Felicia Collins, Glen Burtnik, David Cook, Scott Ambush, Steve Jankowski and of course the heart and soul of …

American jazz pianist Bill Evans was a legend who created a plethora of iconic, award-winning music. Remastered and released in June 2022, Bill Evans: You Must Believe In Spring, is a genius of a release of exceptional jazz piano and will be a welcome addition to any jazz collection. Joining Bill Evans on piano are Eddie Gomez on bass, and Eliot Zigmund on drums. Recorded at Capitol Studios in 1977, this compilation is on Craft Recordings and manufactured and distributed …

The second release from the band Bywater Call – Remain is like finding the elusive pearl when you’re out for an evening of fresh oysters. No way was I ready for a release like this with a powerful Southern soul blues/rock mix that had me mesmerized from the opening track and did not let up while leaving me wanting more (for their next release). This is a release that will have listeners searching the internet for additional music from this …

Basin Street Records has another Blues star in New Orleans with Kevin Gullage’s debut album, Kevin & The Blues Groovers – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed Blues. This is 9-tracks of pure Blues listening pleasure comprised of some old Blues, some borrowed Blues, and some new Blues written by the multi-talented Kevin Gullage. The album hit the streets on July 15, 2022, and is well worth picking up and giving it several listens.

Following the success of Drumology in 2020, Rob Silverman and his brother Michael Silverman were inundated by world renowned drummers wanting to participate on future Drumology releases, and thus Rob Silverman – Drumology Volume II was born kicking, screaming and begging to be listened to. This release is a tour-de-force in music that melds various genres centered around the baseline formed from creative and powerful drummers.

Award-Winning Blues Rock Guitarist Songwriter Albert Castiglia lays down another exciting and fabulous release with I Got Love, which hit the street on July 17, 2022. Joining Albert Castiglia are his band comprised of Justine Tompkins, Ephraim Lowell, and Lewis Stephens, on this oh-so memorable 11-track album released on the Gulf Coast Records label. I highly recommend that you give this one a listen!

Big Daddy: It’s A Mad Mad Bad Dad World is 10 tracks of Chicago Blues Rock wonderful. Singer, songwriter, guitarist Paul Waring, together with guitarist Pete Galanis, Elton Jaan on Hammond organ, Ari Seder on bass, Jason "JROC" Edwards on drums, and Andrea Miiologos and Bree Gordon lending their backing vocals on three of the tracks, makes this release one you want to pick up and give many a listen.

The wait is over as Micki Free releases Turquoise Blue featuring 13 original tracks with a Who’s Who of Guest Star Appearances from greats such as Andy Vargas, Steve Stevens, Karl Perazzo, Gary Clark, Jr., "Kingfish Ingraha", and Cindy Blackman-Santana. Written during extensive downtime when Covid first broke out, and as Micki stated, "The songs are a direct testament to how I felt during that crazy time." That crazy time lent itself to sensational Blues, Rock, and a bit of …

The latest live release from Mike Zito – Blues For The Southside is a tour-de-force 15-track release. When you think of live Blues music, Mike Zito should come to the forefront as he is not only a master guitarist, a master playing the Blues, but he is a master performing live. The release features guitarist Tony Campanella, Eric Gales, and Dave Kalz along with a band of Blues greats, Matthew Johnson, Lewis Stephens, and Doug Byrkit. So, grab a drink …