Mike Renzi with Jim Porcella offer fine jazz holiday album, Christmas Is: December Duets
Mike Renzi with Jim Porcella have recorded a solid jazz Christmas album, December Is: Christmas Duets. Sure to become a holiday favorite with all who purchase it, this album offers lively, warm, and time tested standards and one likable original co-written by Renzi. These tunes have been arranged here as accessible jazz, classy as well […]
Michael Cleary accomplishes much on Last Man Standing with pared down, singer-songwriter approach
It is difficult to pigeonhole New Haven’s Michael Cleary’s new album Last Man Standing. Stripped of his Michael Cleary Band, Cleary shoots for a singer-songwriter approach with some rock and roll edge. Yet, that attempt at definition falls short. His appeal might also cross over into adult contemporary listening. Backed by a danceable beat, opening […]
Singer-songwriter Kim Moberg explores her Native American heritage
Cape Cod singer-songwriter Kim Moberg has spent the last ten years exploring her Native American roots. Moberg hails from the 1,800 year old Tlingit tribe of south eastern Alaska. Growing up Native American came with challenges, like dealing with prejudice. “Right now, it’s cool to be a Native American. A lot of people are curious […]
Molly Pinto Madigan impresses with stunning folk art masterpiece, The Ballad Of Tam Lin
Molly Pinto Madigan’s new folk opera The Ballad Of Tam Lin feels as epic in each track as it does as a whole. Each number has its own story arc, playing out lyrically, musically, and vocally like a story within itself. Yet, each manages to piece together one epic tale, a legend love encounter. Listeners […]
