jazz2love

Album:  Guitar & Me Artist:  Aleksi Glick Website:  https://www.aleksiglick.com/ Guitar and Me , the debut release from jazz guitarist Aleksi Glick features six original compositions written by him and seven covers.   Glick recorded  the solo arrangements for guitar while in isolation at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  A mixture of hard bop, blues, improvised jazz, and adult contemporary, the arrangements roll along like a cool breeze ruminating across the aural senses.  His fretwork is nimble and graceful, stringing together a series of soothing and sizzling chord patterns reminiscent of the dexterity and expressive versing of Gene Bertoncini. Launching the recording with the hard bop grooves propelling "With Ease," Glick's deft performance radiates a modern jazz glint that modulates a bluesy whisper across the title track.  His graceful maneuvers induce a dreamy state that wraps the listener in emulsifying verses.  The misty ...

Artist:  Render Sisters Label:  PCG Artist Development / Distro Kid Websites:  www.rendersisters.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxC6zNnv_JpPNCn1at7phTQ Making their debut in the country pop arena, the Render Sisters comprised of Mary Keaton Render and Stella Render play contemporary prairieland Americana with a pinch of coffeehouse folk and torchlight blues that shares qualities with supper club jazz.  Since their emergence in 2020, the sisters have been churning out singles and broadening their acumen at each outing. Their 2021 single "I Don't Wanna Know," an original melody written by the sisters and their producer Doug Kahan (Trick Pony, Clay Walker, Jon Pardi), brings out the clarion luster in the sisters vocal harmonies, supported by the shimmering tones and twittering vibrations of the guitar chords and keyboards.  The lyrics speak of seeking a simple life and accepting conditions as they are, as the sisters chime, "I don't wanna know / I just want t...

Album:  Glitter & Grits Artist:  Deborah Silver Label:  NTL Records Website:  www.deborahsilvermusic.com Tunes from the Great American Songbook are polished with a western swing glaze on Glitter & Grits , the new release from vocalist Deborah Silver.  Her sojourn through a rotating spectrum of classic swing, country soul, and Americana is a ride that never grows tired. Relatable to classic country vocalists like Kitty Wells and Connie Smith, Silver's vocals sashay across the melodies with a flirty swagger that oozes sensuality, topped by a coquettish bounce.  The feline lilt in her register permeates a playful spirit in "Ballin' the Jack," a tangy duet she performs with Ray Benson. The flouncy lilt in her vocals exudes an infectious elation across "Almost Like Being in Love," enhancing the swanky ambience brimming with dollops of western swing. Her treatment of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer's timeless ditty "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive...

Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com https://jonivanjonesmusic.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQxZ7zcnJZV2lZ7xOPr4mw Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jonivan Jones gives audiences a preview of his forthcoming recording by offering singles from the CD featured on his bandcamp site and youtube channel.  Each track is individual, standing alone and harking of the homespun roots rock comforts familiar to audiences.  The country folk penmanship of Jones' guitar compliments the raw edges of his vocal nuances,  chiseling "Handsome Pitbull" into a bluesy rock romper as he nestles the wailing whirls of his harmonica into the track.  The Americana-twang in his guitar chords rivet into the locomotive chugging of his harmonica, imprinting "After the Sunset" with a prairieland sway while  "Open Plains" fashions a country folk crimping into the thick bass beats, embellished by Jones' chunky gu...