Eric Comstock, Sean Smith, Barbara Fasano
Eric Comstock and a piano—what a perfect combination! Sean Smith’s does remarkable work on bass. Barbara Fasano displays beautiful vocals.
Ice on the Hudson: Songs by Renee Rosnes and David Hajdu
The songs work, and the listener is all the richer for indulging in this 11-song musical treatise.
The Real Sinatra
Will Friedwald’s The Real Sinatra took a unique look at the Sinatra songbook by focusing on songs specifically written for Ol’ Blue Eyes.
Jazz in July: Benny, Basie and Bucky
Charlap’s own quote about Benny and Basie applies to his own men: they swung with grace and intensity.
Pompie’s Place: Hilary Gardner, Lezlie Harrison, Brianna Thomas
Pompie sings the blues at Pompie's Place, evoking an intimate club space, sometime in the 1920s and '30s, where a hot quintet and a couple of songbirds take the stage and sing the blues.