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Album Review

Brian McCarthy Nonet: After|Life

Read "After|Life" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Saxophonist Brian McCarthy, not one to shy away from a big theme, draws inspiration from the creation of the universe to craft After|Life Science says we are all stardust, compiled ultimately in all its complexities via gravity. Given that, he opens this expansive octet offering with “Nebula," referring to cosmic gasses consisting of hydrogen and deep space dust that--given gravity's propensities--coalesce into stars and solar systems consisting of planets with water, landforms and eventually us. Or something ...

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Kenny Shanker: Vortex

Read "Vortex" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Saxophonist Kenny Shanker is an award-winning composer hailing originally from California, now residing in New York. His debut album Steppin' Up (Positone, 2011) was followed by Action City (Positone, 2014), which helped garner him the ASCAP award for composition. In 2017, Shanker released his third recording, The Witching Hour (Wise Cat, 2017), on his own imprint. In 2021, Shanker released Beautiful Things (Wise Cat, 2021). Only to be followed by Shanker's 2022 release, Vortex (Wise Cat, 2022), a collection of ...

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The Peter Leitch New Jazz Orchestra: New Life

Read "New Life" reviewed by Jack Bowers


After what Canadian-born guitarist Peter Leitch has been through in the last eight years, it's little wonder he named the ensemble he now leads the New Life Jazz Orchestra. Diagnosed in 2012 with stage 4 lung cancer, Leitch faced the choice of throwing in the proverbial towel or undergoing career-ending cancer treatment. He chose the latter, reluctantly setting aside his instrument of choice and continuing his musical career as a composer, arranger and conductor of an orchestra whose library consists ...

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Bill Mobley: Moodscape

Read "Bill Mobley: Moodscape" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Bill MobleyMoodscapeSpace Time Records2008 A major magazine's annual jazz awards poll used to incorporate a category called: “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition." If there ever was an under-the-radar talent worthy of that award, trumpeter Bill Mobley (prounounced mobb-lee) is 2008's winner hands down. And based upon his superb playing and composing/arranging efforts here, Moodscape could be the vehicle to launch Mobley towards that well-deserved wider recognition. Mobley, well respected among ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

After|Life

Truth Revolution Recording Collective
2023

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Vortex

Wise Cat Records
2022

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New Life

Jazz House
2021

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Bill Mobley: Moodscape

Space Time Records
2008

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Nebula

From: After|Life
By Bill Mobley

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