The passing of Putumayo founder and executive producer Dan Storper in May means the current batch of world music compilations are among the final ones he personally curated. Outside Bruce...
With pianist and longtime collaborator Joe Alterman, singer Jonathan Karrant has recorded and released Live in Concert, a selection of 14 songs from a recent performance....
The Underglow by Mariela is a bright, shimmery pop explosion. But don’t worry, this isn’t sugary, bubblegum pop. This is pop that’s been around the block...
Those of us of a certain age remember the old Homegrown compilations that KGB radio used to issue in the 1970s and ’80s. Bart Mendoza, the...
ocd feels and sounds like perfect road trip music. Soft, harmonizing vocals, mixed with dreamy pop sounds permeate your senses and feels like a good long...
When Victor Baker, a self-described lifelong jazz guitar nut, isn’t building an instrument, he is writing, preparing, and playing his original music with his group. His...
Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker helped to introduce an Afro-Cuban feel into the world of jazz via his contribution to composer Chico O’Farrill’s composition “Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite,”...
The Face of 68 is the latest offering from multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Peter Holsapple, who recently performed at Palo Verde House Concerts. Holsapple is based out of...
A San Diego mainstay for more than 45 years, Ira B. Liss and his Big Band Jazz Machine’s seventh album is definitely their most ambitious, unquestionably...
