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AAJ Album Reviews

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Roberta Gambarini's "Easy To Love"
Hanna Richardson & Phil Flanigan's "Something To Remember Me By"
Patricia Barber's "Verse"
Lynn Bush's "Still Life"
Tierney Sutton's "Something Cool"
Jackie Ryan's "This Heart Of Mine"
Lisa Hindmarsh's "Lost In A Summer Night"
Cindy Scott's "Major To Minor"
Anna Callahan's "My Ideal"
Armonica's "From Me To You"
Jackie Ryan's "Passion Flower"
Karrin Allyson's "In Blue"
Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz"
Sunna Gunnlaugs' "Fagra Verold"
Merle Haggard's "Unforgettable"
Tierny Sutton's "Blue In Green"
Diane Hubka's "You Inspire Me"
Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me"
Jane Monheit's "In The Sun"
Julie Kelly's "Kelly Sings Christy"
Dragana's "I Still Feel You"
 

Reviews and Articles for Jazz Improv

Marian Mc Partland & Friends: 85 Candles

Mike Wofford - Live at Athenaeum Jazz

Interviews

Jackie Ryan (for the online magazine, All About Jazz)

Music Articles

The California Jazz Foundation - (for the December 2007 LA Jazz Scene)

A Weekend At The Festivals

Jazz and the American Popular Song - Tyranny or Friendship

Pinky Winters: A Brief Tribute

A Night at Ca' Del Sole with Roger and Lynne

Building a Jazz Library: Jazz With Strings

In Praise of Eva Cassidy

Neon Ecstasies and Jazz - the Poetry of Michael C. Ford

Performance Reviews

Stephanie Haynes at the LAX Crowne Plaza

Janis Mann at the LAX Crowne Plaza

Sue Raney at Vibrato

Kate McGarry at The Vic

Karrin Allyson at Steamers

Dena DeRose at the LAX Crowne Plaza

Denise Donatelli at Four Points

Hank Jones & Betsy Ann Faiella at The Bakery

Pamela York Trio at the LAX Crowne Plaza

"Jackie for President!" - Singer Jackie Ryan in Town

Tierney Sutton at Monteleone's

Virtuosity at The Vic: The Roger Kellaway Trio

Wig Has a Birthday (and the usual suspects show up)

A Room Full of Believers: Pianist Alan Broadbent at "The Vic"

A Star in the Making:  Annie Sellick at The Vic

The Irish Invade South Bay - Singers Kate McGarry and Jackie Ryan

AnnaCallahan at Sangria (with her "One Man" Band)

Sarah Partridge: Singer of Many Gifts

Patti Wicks Comes to Town

Gerald Wiggins at the Ten20 Piano Bar

Sara Gazarek at The Vic: Enthusiasm and Attitude

More Album Reviews

Lori Moran's "On My Way To You"

Tom Talbert Orchestra

Ann Phillips' "Born To Be Blue"

Alan Broadbent's "Personal Standards"

Sylde Hyde Qunitet's "Late Night Jazz"

Jazz Singers: the Distaff Side

"The Crane Corner" (for Canada's Planet Jazz magazine)

The Crane Corner #1

The Crane Corner #2

The Crane Corner #3

The Crane Corner #4