Modern soulful jazz from guitarist/vocalist/composer Natalia M. King, with the music's roots in the blues clerly evident. 'Bluezzin' till Dawn' is about rage, joy, sadness and triumph, a story that resonantes in every bleeding heart. This is Natalia M. King's debut album for Challenge Records Her voice and guitar playing are pure, energetic and lucid. She has previously recorded Universal Music, Sunnyside and JazzVillage. Personnel: Natalia M. King (electric & acoustic guitar, voice), Anders Ulrich (double bass), Anthony Honnet (piano), Davy Honnet (drums), Ronald Baker (trumpet), Xavier Sibre (tenor & alto saxophone, clarinet, flute)

The American Francophile, Natalia M. King, is an artist of great integrity, one who carries the heritage of black music in her soul, its rhythmical groove as well as its strong sense of identity and passionate commitment. After a recording pause, King has decided to break her silence. She returns with an album of blazing new tracks, most of which are self-composed.

Ever since he hit the national scene, in the late 1980s, Russell Malone has made two things very clear. First, he plays with exquisite taste, at any tempo and in any setting. And second, his tastefulness hasn't crowded out his overwhelming technique: from the start, his ability to construct firecracker solos, exploding with complexity and virtuosic finesse, has never been in doubt. But on All About Melody, Malone homed in on strong melodies. “I prefer to play songs that stick in my head, and in the listener's head” paired with harmonic schemes that might prompt imaginative improvisations. And indeed, each of the pieces Malone included on this session meets the bill. They also have one additional virtue: they are played by Russell's working band of Rick Germanson, Luke Sellick and Willie Jones III. Together they are able to selflessly convey the essence of these melodies and prove, to paraphrase Beethoven, “what comes from the heart, goes to the heart.”

Bill Charlap Trio "Notes From New York"It’s as if Tommy Flanagan and Bill Evans are coming together as one and meet Hank Jones, each time that I hear pianist Bill Charlap play. The last time he was heard on record was on the brilliantly relaxed and elegant Tony Bennett album with the songs of Jerome Kern. Bill’s musical mates are, once again, Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums (no relation). They have played together since 1997. And the nine numbers are swinging and flowing in cutely executed straight ahead fashion.

4 марта 2016 года вышел новый альбом трио, созданного двумя самыми лирическими французскими джазовыми музыкантами - гитаристом Pierre Perchaud и бас-гитаристом Nicolas Moreaux, совместно с барабанщиком Jorge Rossy.