2012

AMY CERVINI – “DIGGING ME DIGGING YOU” (Female vocalist, doing a mix of familiar and obscure standards, backed by some great musicians).

LIZ CHILDS – “TAKE FLIGHT” (Female vocalist doing some fresh takes on the Great American Songbook).

MEREDITH D’AMBROSIO – “BY MYSELF” (Female vocalist/pianist, doing the Arthur Schwartz songbook).

HANS GLAWISCHNIG – “JAHIRA” (Bassist, leading a pianoless trio, doing mostly originals).

VINNY GOLIA QUARTET – “TAKE YOUR TIME” (Sax/trumpet pianoless quartet, doing all progressive originals).

CHARLIE HADEN/HANK JONES – “COME SUNDAY” (Bass/piano duet, doing religious songs).

BILL KING’S RHTYHM EXPRESS – “BEAT STREET” (Sextet, doing a mix of straight-ahead and contemporary originals).

AARON KOPPEL QUARTET – “MUTLIVERSE” (Eclectic mix of contemporary/traditional/progressive).

N.C.C.U. JAZZ COMBOS AND BRASS ENSEMBLE – “SLIGHTLY BLUED” (College band doing a nice an admirable job on a selection of jazz tunes).

THE SOUL REBELS – “UNLOCK YOUR MIND” (Contemporary brass band, with vocals, doing a mix of originals and a couple of new standards).

TANIA MARIA – “TEMPO” (Brazilian pianist/vocalist, in a duet with bassist Eddie Gomez, doing some brazilian vocals and instrumentals).

NEW WORLD JAZZ PROJECT – “BRAVE NEW WORLD” (Quintet, doing a mostly contemporary mix of originals and new standards).

TRIO M – “THE GUEST HOUSE” (Mark Dresser, Myra Melford and Matt Wilson doing an edgy mix of originals).

RICHARD UNDERHILL – “FREE SPIRIT” (Sax player, leading a quintet, doing all straight-ahead originals).

TOM WETMORE – “THE DESIRED EFFECT” (Electric piano, doing a collection of originals)