John Allee – Past Imperfect
The American John Allee is at home in the studio as well as in the theatre. He is perhaps best known for his role as Pasha in the series ‘Flesh and Bone’.
John has performed on stages in Broadway and on the West Coast of the USA, as well as in Europe and the USSR. In addition, he is an author, pianist and composer of music theatre.
In 2007 he released his debut ‘Unless it Isn’t in’, and now his fourth CD has arrived here. He then surrounds himself with a piano trio and brings a fusion of jazz, blues and folk. There are no less than 17 tracks on it, all composed by John himself.
Looking at Jamie’s website, I realize how long I have been following his career. After all, There To Now (2022) is already Jamie’s seventh full-length album. And he has put a lot of effort into this project.
This CD comes from Italy by the Fuccelli Fisarmony Orchestra, which dates from last year. This symphonic orchestra consists of about 18 musicians, conducted by Roberto Fuccelli.
Recently the second album of the Italian singer-songwriter Sara Jane from Livorno was released on the Alfa Music label. Its translation is: “We Are Not All Heroes”.
My personal Chieli Minucci collection started with his albums Jewels (1995), Renaissance (1996), and It’s Gonna Be Good (1998), continued with Sweet On You (2000), Night Grooves (2003), and Got It Goin’ On (2005). In addition, there were numerous Special EFX albums to collect.
Italian composer Germano Mazzocchetti has the main focus of his activities in the field of cinema and theater. He is known for musical comedies, film music, operas, classical music and television pieces. However he lives out his connection to jazz music with the Germano Mazzocchetti Ensemble.
German pianist and composer Robert Christa is a musician you really should have on the radar. Since his debut Nightflight To Rio (2015) and his sophomore project City Lights in 2017 he has come out as an insider tip in the smooth jazz genre. This impression is convincingly confirmed by his third album Smooth World (2019).
Vocalist Kalen Henry, the daughter of the well-known bassist Trey Henry, has a direct access to music and came early into contact with songs of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore, and Adele.
Traditional and contemporary jazz form the base from which saxophonist and composer Andrew Van Tassel builds his sound. He also leans on classical, indie-rock and folk music. Listeners hear more of the contemporary side on It’s Where You Are (Tone Rogue Records, 2016).
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