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Frank Kimbrough

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North-American jazz pianist, composer and educator Frank Kimbrough was born November 2, 1956 in Roxboro, North Carolina and has been playing piano since before he can remember, and received influential piano instruction from an early age. His foundation in classical music studies grounded him in strong technique and profoundly influenced his open musical tastes. After leaving college, he formed his first trio and set out in pursuit of real world musical opportunities, first in Chapel Hill, and then in Washington, D.C. In Washington he met Shirley Horn, who became an enthusiastic supporter and mentor

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Article: Album Review

Joe Block: Solo Piano Vol. 1

Read "Solo Piano Vol. 1" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


At 26, Joe Block is already a mature, creative, and disciplined jazz pianist as well as an exceptional composer, arranger, conductor, and educator. His roots are in the Philadelphia area with such mentors/teachers as Tom Lawton. Repeated performances, especially at the Philadelphia's Clef Club and Chris' Jazz Cafe have helped him in sharpening his craft. He ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shai Maestro, Frank Kimbrough, Antonio Faraò, Keith Jarrett & More

Read "Shai Maestro, Frank Kimbrough, Antonio Faraò, Keith Jarrett & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


A set for piano lovers, with a particular focus on recent and newly issued solo recordings which explore spontaneity, lyricism, and the quiet intensity of unaccompanied playing, from Antonio Faraò's balanced mix of freedom and structure to the poetic restraint and emotional clarity of Frank Kimbrough, Bugge Wesseltoft, and Shai Maestro, before arriving at one of ...

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Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

Read "I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

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The Call

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Angelica; Tin Tin Deo; The Call; I Loves You Porgy; From California with Love; November; Reflections in D; Night in Tunisia; In a Sentimental Mood; Improvisation.

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Shades of Sound

Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Spoonful; The Ballad of the Sad Young Men; Laughing at Life; Neetie’s Blues; I Had Someone Else Before I Had You; Barbara Song; It’s the Sentimental Thing to Do; Buster’s Last Stand.

Article: Album Review

Frank Kimbrough: The Call

Read "The Call" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo


La prematura scomparsa di Frank Kimbrough nel dicembre del 2020 ha lasciato un grande vuoto nel jazz in termini di spessore umano, valore artistico e apertura mentale. La pubblicazione di questo CD postumo è quindi l'occasione giusta per riassaporarne il talento pianistico, che ha anche illuminato la discografia di Maria Schneider e The Herbie Nichols Project ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Large Ensembles of Ryan Truesdell and Claire Cope

Read "The Large Ensembles of Ryan Truesdell and Claire Cope" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


These are two excellent recent large ensemble jazz recordings. One celebrates the work of a venerated master composer and arranger while the other showcases an outstanding newer writing talent. Ryan Truesdell Shades of Sound Outside in Music 2025 This is the third release from Ryan Truesdell's Gil ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2

Read "Jazz Interpretations Of The Film Music Of Henry Mancini, Part 2" reviewed by Larry Slater


Henry Mancini was born Enrico Nicola Mancini in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland to Italian immigrant parents. He is universally acknowledged as one of the great American film composers, and his melodies have long appealed to jazz artists. Mancini had an affinity for jazz. In the '50s and early '60s he led his ...

Article: Album Review

Ryan Truesdell: Shades of Sound

Read "Shades of Sound" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Shades of Sound costituisce il secondo volume del Gil Evans Project di Ryan Truesdell, inciso dal vivo al Jazz Standard di New York. Data d'incisione e organico sono gli stessi di Lines of Color, il primo volume registrato dal 13 al 18 maggio 2014 con una formazione di 23 musicisti più il leader, scelti tra i ...


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