Tawanda ‘Smile’ Album Preview
The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer: an effortless but unfussy jazz feeling and immaculate musicianship.
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Tag: Jazz
Jenny Scheinman ‘The Littlest Prisoner’ Album Review
Back in 2014 the jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman released yet one more album of genre-hopping vocal brilliance.
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‘Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker’ Book Review
Celebrating Bird is a beautifully written book, and in this carefully updated version, it is a scintillating, moving tribute.
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