Jazz Vocals – TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Music Reviews! https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com Fri, 06 May 2022 21:02:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TUMS-Icon-150x150.jpg Jazz Vocals – TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Music Reviews! https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com 32 32 Tony Hightower | Legacy https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2021/11/tony-hightower-legacy-album-review/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:23:12 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5610   Jazzman Tony Hightower continues the road to his future Legacy with his second release   When an artist dedicates their recorded labor of love for a beloved family member, especially one who was highly impactful in their musical aspirations, the feeling can be quite mutual. Singer/songwriter/musician Tony Hightower fully recognized his mother Theresa Hightower (who passed in 2018) made a world of difference - professionally and personally.]]> Jazzman Tony Hightower continues the road to his future Legacy with his second release When an artist dedicates their recorded labor of love for a beloved family member, especially one who was highly impactful in their musical aspirations, the feeling can be quite mutual. Singer/songwriter/musician Tony Hightower fully recognized his mother Theresa Hightower (who passed in 2018) made a world of…

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]]> Boney James | Solid https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2020/03/boney-james-solid-album-review/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:18:51 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5414   Contemporary Jazz Icon Boney James proves he is Solid once again for his upcoming CD   UPDATE MARCH 31st: Street Release Date has been updated to June 12th.   Sometimes it does not hurt to seek music that supplies good medicine to the soul when the stress levels are high. If music can play a healing role in that capacity, Boney James is fully locked no matter what he plays.]]> Contemporary Jazz Icon Boney James proves he is Solid once again for his upcoming CD UPDATE MARCH 31st: Street Release Date has been updated to June 12th. Sometimes it does not hurt to seek music that supplies good medicine to the soul when the stress levels are high. If music can play a healing role in that capacity, Boney James is fully locked no matter what he plays. With some of urban…

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]]> Keyboardist Jason Miles Big-Ups Black Icons with Black Magic https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2020/03/jason-miles-black-magic-album-review/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:26:46 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5405   Jason Miles / Kind of New Black Magic (Ropeadope)   A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway   Keyboardist/producer/Sound Designer Jason Miles steps from the shadows of his collective Global Noise to revel in his penchant for soulful jazzy continental uniting grooves with his other band Kind of New, presenting Black Magic.]]> Jason Miles / Kind of New Black Magic (Ropeadope) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway Keyboardist/producer/Sound Designer Jason Miles steps from the shadows of his collective Global Noise to revel in his penchant for soulful jazzy continental uniting grooves with his other band Kind of New, presenting Black Magic. The 8-song project (plus two interludes) is a satisfier that ratchets up…

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]]> Stern and Lorber Find Equal Footing at Level Eleven https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/10/mike-stern-jeff-lorber-fusion-eleven-album-review/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:55:20 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5363   Mike Stern - Jeff Lorber Fusion Eleven (Concord) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway   On paper, the pairing of stalwart New York guitarist Mike Stern (veteran of the Miles Davis, Steps Ahead and Blood Sweat & Tears bands - to name just three) with studio slick Oregon-native/West Coast transplant keyboardist Jeff Lorber seems like oil and vinegar- highly unlikely to mix.]]> Mike Stern – Jeff Lorber Fusion Eleven (Concord) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway On paper, the pairing of stalwart New York guitarist Mike Stern (veteran of the Miles Davis, Steps Ahead and Blood Sweat & Tears bands – to name just three) with studio slick Oregon-native/West Coast transplant keyboardist Jeff Lorber seems like oil and vinegar- highly unlikely to mix. And truthfully…

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]]> Poncho Sanchez | Trane’s Delight https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/08/poncho-sanchez-tranes-delight-album-review/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:17:26 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5338   Latin jazz veteran Poncho Sanchez returns to the studio after a 7 year absence with Trane’s Delight, a hearty thank you to his hero, jazz pioneer John Coltrane   The love affair was launched when he was only 11 years – staring intently at John Coltrane’s self-titled 1962 album. After he saved some money to make that monumental purchase, Poncho Sanchez gathered his drums and congas and played along with the album that guided his musical spirit.]]> Latin jazz veteran Poncho Sanchez returns to the studio after a 7 year absence with Trane’s Delight, a hearty thank you to his hero, jazz pioneer John Coltrane The love affair was launched when he was only 11 years – staring intently at John Coltrane’s self-titled 1962 album. After he saved some money to make that monumental purchase, Poncho Sanchez gathered his drums and congas and played along…

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]]> Jéssica Pina | Essência https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/07/jessica-pina-essencia-album-review/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:16:54 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5331   An already established international jazz talent, trumpeter/songwriter/vocalist Jéssica Pina is now being introduced to North America with Essência   Amongst the countless independent musicians that are waiting in the wings, it is refreshing for new blood in offering their special artistry to the contemporary jazz landscape. Portuguese trumpeter Jéssica Pina, born of African descent, blends her roots with various urban flavors from U.K. soul/jazz, R&B and funk.]]> An already established international jazz talent, trumpeter/songwriter/vocalist Jéssica Pina is now being introduced to North America with Essência Amongst the countless independent musicians that are waiting in the wings, it is refreshing for new blood in offering their special artistry to the contemporary jazz landscape. Portuguese trumpeter Jéssica Pina, born of African descent…

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]]> New Orleans Offers Up A Sassy Blue Angel https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/04/quiana-lynell-a-little-love-album-review/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:14:43 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5277   Quiana Lynell A Little Love (Concord Jazz)   A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway   New Orleans-based vocalist Quiana Lynell is in possession of a sweet and special advantage, evidenced in her year-in-the-making debut album, A Little Love. That quality is the perception of effortlessness… Her voice seems to float from her mouth in a zero-gravity zone all its own.]]> Quiana Lynell A Little Love (Concord Jazz) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway New Orleans-based vocalist Quiana Lynell is in possession of a sweet and special advantage, evidenced in her year-in-the-making debut album, A Little Love. That quality is the perception of effortlessness… Her voice seems to float from her mouth in a zero-gravity zone all its own. Her delivery is surely full…

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]]> Dominican-based Singer Anthony Jefferson Swings On a Star in Sophomore CD All I Am https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2019/02/anthony-jefferson-swings-on-a-star-in-sophomore-cd-all-i-am/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:20:13 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5246 Anthony Jefferson All I Am (Jefferson Faculty) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway Photography by Pedro Bonilla   In 2019, singers of Jazz classics and Pop standards hurl themselves Herculean challenges tackling material that has been sung, recorded and captured on film performed before live audiences by some of the greatest that have ever illuminated a song. While the newcomers may connect themselves to a great lineage and possibly bring these songs to the attention of new (i.e. younger) audiences, anyone who has studied or pleasurably partaken of the earlier renditions are inevitably want to not only make comparisons but also have to wrestle personal moments experienced with them as part of the soundtrack and very fabric of their lives.   Anthony Jefferson wows as Musical Director Corey Allen looks on]]> Anthony Jefferson All I Am (Jefferson Faculty) A Record Reflection by A. Scott Galloway Photography by Pedro Bonilla In 2019, singers of Jazz classics and Pop standards hurl themselves Herculean challenges tackling material that has been sung, recorded and captured on film performed before live audiences by some of the greatest that have ever illuminated a song. While the newcomers may…

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]]> Ramsey Lewis, Tower of Power, Anthony Hamilton and More Help Playboy Jazz Festival Turn 40. https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2018 18:50:23 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5075 Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary at The Hollywood Bowl   by A. Scott Galloway   Under clear blue skies, 80-degree temps with a sweet breeze blowin’ on both days, the “Playboy Jazz Festival” celebrated its 40th anniversary with days split almost squarely between World Music leaning on Saturday and Jazz on Sunday.   Saturday June 9 began with the traditional Los Angeles County High School For The Arts Jazz of promising young students followed by Columbian party band Monsieur Perine'. Things got really interesting when blind 17 year-old organ prodigy Matthew Whitaker and his trio wowed the crowd with the passionate and eclectic set list of his original “Play it Back,” the `60s pop hit “More Today Than Yesterday” by Spiral Staircase made famous on the jazz side by Charles Earland, the Brazilian gem “Mais Que Nada,” John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” and the finale of a dual medley of Earth Wind and Fire’s “In the Stone/September” with Stevie Wonder’s “As/I Wish” – what a prodigious talent and people-pleaser.   Matthew Whitaker]]> Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary at The Hollywood Bowl by A. Scott Galloway Under clear blue skies, 80-degree temps with a sweet breeze blowin’ on both days, the “Playboy Jazz Festival” celebrated its 40th anniversary with days split almost squarely between World Music leaning on Saturday and Jazz on Sunday. Saturday June 9 began with the traditional Los Angeles County High…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/feed/ 1 Walter Beasley – The Best of Walter Beasley | The Affable Years, Volume 1 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/01/walter-beasley-the-best-of-walter-beasley-the-affable-years-volume-1-album-review/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:49:15 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5017   Walter Beasley - The Best of Walter Beasley | The Affable Years, Volume 1 by Peggy Oliver   Once upon a time, a particular nine year old received a life-changing gift of a Grover Washington, Jr. CD. From that moment on, Walter Beasley would dedicate his career to shear excellence -- all for the love of music and for the legendary saxophonist they call Mr. Magic.]]> Walter Beasley – The Best of Walter Beasley | The Affable Years, Volume 1 by Peggy Oliver Once upon a time, a particular nine year old received a life-changing gift of a Grover Washington, Jr. CD. From that moment on, Walter Beasley would dedicate his career to shear excellence — all for the love of music and for the legendary saxophonist they call Mr. Magic. Besides managing his own…

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