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INDEPENDENT CULTURE

Passion-driven independent record companies have produced some of the most important music in jazz. The tradition continues...

Susie Meissner

I'll Remember April

[LydianJazz Rcords]

Susie Meissner sings and swings with a lush tone and playful rhythm stemming from her innate musicality. In her youth, Susie began to explore the world of jazz through the recordings of Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. In her late teens, Susie took the buss to [...]

Tyrone Jackson

Another Voyage

[Hot Shoe Records]

The itinerary for this musical excursion could not have been planned better. Tyrone Jackson delivers a jazz recording for the listener to explore and discover. Mr. Jackson invites passengers on board to experience Another Voyage, the latest offering of the evolving musical exploration of this amazing artist. Symbolism is overwhelmingly [...]

Sylvia Brooks

Dangerous Liaisons

[Sylvia Brooks Music]

Singer and actor Sylvia Brooks is set to thrill listeners with her debut full-length CD featuring a collection of songs that stretches from the palm-lined causeway connecting Miami to Palm Island and its famed Latin Quarter, to New York City’s Harlem and the legendary Cotton Club. From the bold proclamation [...]

Trisha O’Brien

Out of a Dream

[Azica Records]

Trisha O’Brien’s new cd, Out of a Dream, has been called “The Great American Songbook the way it was meant to be sung.” She is backed by Shelly Berg on piano, Peter Washington on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, and Ken Peplowski on saxophone. Audiences are enchanted by her beautifully interpreted [...]

Satoko Kajita

Life

[Self-released]

Satoko’s first CD lets you calm and comfortable with the tastes of the simplicity and nostalgia. With her sanshin (three-stringed guitar from Okinawa, Japan) and voice, you will remember something that has been sleeping in the bottom of your heart. The CD includes the songs from Okinawa, Japan, the American [...]

Keri Johnsrud

All Blue

[Self-released]

In her debut jazz vocal album, ‘All Blue’, which was officially released in late December 2009, Keri Johnsrud features unique arrangements of well-known standards, classic country and modern classical tunes. This Chicago-based vocalist credits jazz greats, such as Shirley Horn and Jackie Paris, for providing inspiration in her work, along [...]