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  New Release:  Alegre Menina from Masha Campagne Label Name: Impetus Records Release Date: May 30, 2025 Artist Website: www.mashacampagnemusic.com San Francisco-based vocalist, songwriter and producer Masha Campagne forges a simpatico that bridges Brazilian jazz, Latin dance and soul.  Her fourth studio album Alegre Menina offers infectious renditions of compositions by Tom Jobim, Duran Dolores, Guinga, Dori Caymmi, Jorge Amada, Aldir Blanc, Caetano Veloso, João Bosco, and Denis Brean, in addition to 2 original numbers written by Campagne.  The smooth texture of her vocals make the lyrics, all in Portuguese, comfy on the palate.  Supported by 13 musicians, Campagne's energy is electrifying.  Passionate, bold and luminous, she invites her audience to enjoy the shimmying rhythms and bubbly atmosphere.  The arrangements are vignettes of Latin culture, portraying the upbeat outlook on life and the positive approach to what lies along the journey.  H...

Album:  Transitions Artist:  Yaron Gershovsky Label:  Dorron Music Website:  www.yaronmusic.com Transitions , the 2022 release from keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Yaron Gershovsky is an assortment of original music and cover tunes, stylistically moving between traditional straight ahead jazz and contemporary jazz, classic pop, Latin soul, and samba in the recording.  The album is comprised of a variety of combinations from solo piano to trios, quartets, and jazz vocals featuring Aubrey Johnson's engaging vocalese.  Gershovsky's endeavor is alight with melodious configurations and elevating phrasing that is pleasing to the aural senses. Gershovsky's original work "Awakening" shows his keys communicating briskly and freely with bassist Will Lee and drummer Clint de Ganon,  whipping up a jovial mood that turns reflective, driven by Gershovsky's ruminating keys in "I’ll Be Seeing You," penned by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal.  Gershovsk...