Best New Bands » Jazz https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Dynamo: Live At Ocean Way https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dynamo-live-at-ocean-way/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dynamo-live-at-ocean-way/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:01:38 +0000 Nashville – When I think of a live album, I think of the screaming crowd, the distorted sound, the difficulty hearing. It’s unusual for me to enjoy these types of albums simply because I find it overwhelming and annoying. Dynamo has completely shifted this way of thinking for me with their debut live album, Live

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  1. Gary Clark Jr. Shows What’s To Come on The Bright Lights EP Austin-based bluesman Gary Clark Jr. has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. The guitarist has been anointed with the label of the leader of the local scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/feed/ 0 Simonian’s Pale Green A Winner https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/simonians-pale-green-a-winner/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/simonians-pale-green-a-winner/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Orange County-based piano songstress Emily Simonian’s is one of the better debut EPs you are going to hear. The singer/songwriter has been carefully crafting Pale Green for some time and the result is one of the early surprises of 2011. Simonian has one of the best natural voices out there. Her songwriting plays to her

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/simonians-pale-green-a-winner/feed/ 0 Stetson Brings A New History Onto The Scene https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/stetson-brings-a-new-history-onto-the-scene/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/stetson-brings-a-new-history-onto-the-scene/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Montreal-based jazz musician Colin Stetson is one of the few artists in his genre that is able to play music elegantly, yet can retain a rock n roll edge to his sound. The horn player possesses exquisite skill and genre-defying creativity that make his second solo record, New History Warfare Vol. 2 so unique and

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