ChimyTina, the duo of vocalist Martina DaSilva, leader of the jazz vocal harmony group The Ladybugs, and bassist Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski (Wynton Marsalis, Marc Cary, Brad Mehldau, and Joey Alexander) began collaborating in 2014 for what has now become a semi-regular video series featuring bass-vocal renditions of classic standards such as “The Best Things In Life Are Free”, “Whe … [Read more...]
Stream the Title Track from Chicago Saxophonist Chris Madsen’s New Album ‘Bonfire’
Saxophonist Chris Madsen has earned himself a solid reputation on the Chicago jazz scene ever since moving to the Windy City in 2006 after attending Juilliard’s jazz program under the tutelage of such masters as Wynton Marsalis, Victor Goines, and Wycliffe Gordon. Madsen now serves as jazz faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of W … [Read more...]
Watch The Video For Echoes’ “Milo” Off Their Debut Album ‘Loading Screen’ (Premiere)
Reedist Max Bessesen, percussionist Matt DiBiase, drummer Chase Kuesel, and bassist Evan Levine make up the young leaderless collective Echoes whose sound blends futuristic electronica with jazz improvisation while dabbing with electronic instruments, loops, and triggers for an additional layer of intricacy and a commendable attempt at innovation. Albeit still green and … [Read more...]
Idan Morim – “But I” (Stream)
Israeli guitarist Idan Morim moved to New York to attend the New School in 2013, another jazz musician moving to New York to go through the gauntlet of raising the chops and finding a place in the scene. With the upcoming release of his debut album at the end of this month on Outside In Music, I.M., one could say he has assuredly done so. Playing alongside bassist Almog Savrit, … [Read more...]
Typical Sisters – “Hungry Ghost” (Stream)
Typical Sisters -- the Chicago trio of guitarist Greg Uhlmann, bassist Clark Sommers, and drummer Matt Carroll -- exist in a nice groove. They're doing something mostly simple with an extra edge to it that gives them a certain listenable quality, like there's a little something more buried beneath the surface that's they'll get to when you give them time… and then they find p … [Read more...]