House of the Black Gardenia • The New Lowdown
I had “Viper Mad” stuck in my head throughout the month of December and I have this album to blame! It features the hottest contemporary
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Barrelhouse Wailers • Day In Day Out
The Ventura based Barrelhouse Wailers have been delighting dancers and lovers of high times around Southern California since 2013. It’s a wonder they haven’t become
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Paolo & Stephanie • I Love Erroll, I Love James P.
I would hope our readers know by now to seek out any new album from Paolo Alderighi and Stephanie Trick. They’ve been on our cover
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Jazz Band Ball Orchestra & Stanley Breckenridge • Black and Tan Fantasy
The Jazz Band Ball Orchestra has been playing in Poland, and across Europe, since they formed as a music school group in 1962. By 1972
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Jim Shearer and Friends • Secret Frets
Back in the 1990s a group of guys played in a Django devoted string group with an unusual instrumentation. Where an unpright bass might be
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Art Fell-Dave Cross & Friends • Shake Your Blues Away with Jazz
I’m used to receiving albums from well intentioned and often self financed older musicians who are, to put it nicely, over proud of their accomplishments
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Tuba Skinny • Mardi Gras EP
It’s a strange year in New Orleans. The last time Mardi Gras was officially cancelled was 1979. That year the police union was on strike
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