Month: December 2017

You could well win the argument that Woody Herman had the swinging-est and most visionary of the white big bands. His band evolved from “The Band that Played the Blues” to a hard hitting Herd and then the wildly exciting…

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And you thought that only jazz had small and independent labels! Founded in CMH by Martin Haerle, CMH Records started out as a small label focusing on delivering roots and bluegrass music that made you feel like you were back…

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Pianist Phil DeGreg brings together Aaron Jacobs/b and John Taylor/dr some creative interpretations of standards mixed in with some originals. Of the latter, he creates rich shadows with Taylor’s high hat on “ Queen City Blues,” races to the finish…

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Singer/songwriter Mark Martyre comes off like an early Tom Waits with a gruff voice, rootsy folk feel and intriguing stories to tell. His tone is leathered and world weary, sometimes teaming with Stacey Dowsel as on the cozy “(I Think)…

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