Jan 7, 2022 | The Cookers - Results
The Inflamed Soul of The Cookers “As on previous five, the collective septet uncorks rarefied levels of inflamed soul improvisation emblematic of the Cookers’ brand.” | Read More at...
Jan 7, 2022 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results
Abdullah Ibrahim, Solotude: 4* Read More...
Jan 6, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Twenty Triangle Releases That Made This Long Year Better “Recorded in February 2020 in the small eastern North Carolina town of Fountain in an exultant pre-COVID sprint, these 18 soul-stirring songs do more than just sing Jesus’s praises, though.” | Read...
Dec 30, 2021 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results
A review of the pianist’s solo album that replaced his annual birthday recital in fall of 2020 “When it comes to stately beauty, it’s damn near impossible to surpass an Abdullah Ibrahim solo piano set.” | Read More at...
Dec 29, 2021 | Howard Grimes - Results, Rolling Stone
Al Green’s ‘Timekeeper’ on How He Gave Southern Soul Its Funky Heartbeat “Howard Grimes’ drum grooves helped form the foundation for Hi Records’ Seventies masterpieces. In a recent memoir, the career sideman to Green and many more tells his own story.” ...
Dec 28, 2021 | Howard Grimes - Results
Howard Grimes With Preston Lauterbach, Timekeeper (DeVault Graves Books) “Grimes, who began playing as a teenager backing up Rufus Thomas, went on to become the house drummer for both Stax and Hi Records.” | Read More at Offbeat...
Dec 20, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Hybrid conference to be held in-person in Kansas City, MO and online-from-anywhere Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2021 – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has announced that its 34th annual conference will move from...
Dec 20, 2021 | NPR, The Cookers - Results
Reflecting on the wisdom of our jazz elders “If I have to choose one standout this year, my pick is The Cookers’ sixth studio album, Look Out!” | Read More at...
Dec 16, 2021 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
The first edition in this new series from Mississippi’s oldest distillery now available Jackson, MS & Hillsborough, NC — Cathead Distillery, Mississippi’s first and oldest legal distillery, is proud to support Music Maker Foundation and their mission to tend...
Dec 13, 2021 | The Cookers - Results
December 2021 Jazz Record Reviews “4 Stars: Weiss’s arrangements combine aggression and sophistication.” | Read More at...
Dec 6, 2021 | Chiminyo - Results
Music videos from Chiminyo, Drum & Lace, Uele LaMore, December 6, 2021 “London-based drummer and producer Chiminyo has reimagined his song ‘See Me’ featuring K.O.G. in an innovative collaboration.” | Read More at ADSR...
Dec 3, 2021 | MMRF - Results
Music Maker to release live album of seminal blues guitarist Beverly “Guitar” Watkins “Coming in March 2022, blues label and nonprofit Music Maker this live album of blues guitarist Beverly “Guitar” Watkins cooks.” | Read More at Folk...
Nov 18, 2021 | Billboard, Folk Alliance - Results
The Folk Alliance International Conference will be held Feb. 23-27, 2022 “Folk Alliance International has revealed the lineup of nearly 140 artists who will take part in its 34th annual conference, slated for Feb. 23-27 at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas...
Nov 15, 2021 | Nora Brown - Results
Also out this week: Nora Brown’s second album, Sidetrack My Engine “Its mood recalls the early albums of Cat Power as much as Harry Smith’s field recordings.” | Read More at The...
Nov 11, 2021 | Chris Robley - Results
Some seasonal warmth with Chris Robley “Sounds from the anxious heart of the American experience shakes the core of the modern, rustbelt human condition with anecdotes and overtures of unrelenting realism.” | Read More at Week In...
