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G Love and Keb’ Mo’ The Juice

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G Love and Keb’ Mo’ The Juice Philadelphonic/Thirty Tigers This is the eighth album for Philly born and raised, now Cape Cod resident G. Love (aka Garrett Dutton), a masterful multi-instrumentalist with a diverse set of influences, a knack for reinvention and a penchant for collaboration.  You may be familiar with him through his usual […]

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Jim Hynes’ Picks for Top 20 Roots Releases for 2019!

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Making a Scene Presents Jim Hynes’ Picks for Top 20 Roots Releases for 2019! These are in no particular order.. Click on the Release image to purchase on Amazon – Use the artist name to go to the Review of the Release Benny Turner and Cash McCall Going Back Home Jason Ringenberg  Stand Tall Adam […]

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Big Dave McLean Pocket Full Of Nothin’

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Big Dave McLean Pocket Full Of Nothin’ Black Hen Music Big Dave McLean has been active on the Canadian blues scene since releasing his 1989 debut recording “Muddy Waters for President”. In 1992 Mclean was a Juno Award winner; the Juno Awards are Canada’s equivalent to our Grammys. The veteran bluesman has been an influence […]

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Whitney Tai Sleepwalking to the Moon

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Whitney Tai Sleepwalking to the Moon Patrick O’Heffernan Sometimes Whitney Tai’s music is fragile, delicate, barely entering your ears.  At other times it is fierce, dense, demanding of every one of your senses.  But either way, it touches your heart with a power that is hard to define but instantly recognizable.  “Sleepwalking to the Moon” […]

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Katy Hobgood Ray Featuring Dave Ray I Dream of Water

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Katy Hobgood Ray Featuring Dave Ray I Dream of Water Out of the Past You may have already read about Katy Hobgood Ray on these pages with Richard’s interview. If so, (and even if not) you realize that she’s a versatile artist, probably most conveniently labeled as a folk-blues artist but that term does not […]

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Rae Gordon Band Wrong Kind of Love

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Rae Gordon Band Wrong Kind of Love Independent Rae Gordon’s debut album “Blue Lemonade” landed in the top ten on the Billboard Blues Chart in 2013. She followed-up with “Dirty Flowers” in 2016. In January of 2017 “Rae Gordon & the Backseat Drivers” finished third in the band competition at the International Blues Challenge. Gordon’s […]

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Bernie Mora and Tangent No Agenda

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Bernie Mora & Tangent No Agenda Rhombus Records The San Antonio based guitarist Bernie Mora stepped out front in 2013. He formed his band Tangent and they released their debut recording “Dandelion”. Tangent is an instrumental jazz fusion group that mixes funk, and rock into their sound. Their music can best be described as Spyro […]

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Alan Rosenthal Elbow Grease

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Alan Rosenthal Elbow Grease Street of Stars Don’t let the glasses fool you. Just like pianist Bill Evans had that professorial look, pianist Alan Rosenthal does too and just as Evans produced a distinctive piano sound, Rosenthal produces unexpected improvisations, albeit more akin to Monk. Rosenthal is also an astute and versatile composer. He composed […]

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Hudspeth & Taylor Folie A Deux

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Hudspeth & Taylor Folie A Deux Self-released In the vein of those great acoustic blues records from the ‘60s and ‘70s on the Vanguard, Arhoolie, and Shanachie labels and such, come the Kansas City duo of guitarist Brandon Hudspeth and vocalist/percussionist Jaisson Taylor for their debut, Folie A Deux. That term, according to medical terminology […]

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Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Twice As Nice

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Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans Twice As Nice Man Hat Tone Records Bassist Brad Vickers apprenticed with Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin and Pinetop Perkins. As the bass player in Little Mike & The Tornadoes he appears on 1988’s “Pinetop Perkins with Little Mike and The Tornadoes After Hours” and also on 1990’s “Heart Attack”. Sometime […]

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Dave Specter  Blues…From The Inside Out

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Dave Specter  Blues…From The Inside Out Delmark Records Born in Chicago in 1963 guitarist Dave Specter has been part of that cities music scene since he began playing clubs in 1985. He toured the U.S. and Europe backing such greats as Son Seals, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay, and The Legendary Blues Band. Specter has performed […]

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Matthew Snow Iridescence

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Matthew Snow Iridescence Self-released Matthew Snow’s Iridescence stands apart from most straight-ahead jazz albums due to that unusual instrumentation. Delivering hard bop and ballads without tenor sax, trumpet or piano is rather heady stuff but Snow’s combination proves intriguing.  Joining Snow who is an emerging composer and bassist based in NYC is joined by fluent […]

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Roger Kellaway The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway

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Roger Kellaway The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway IPO The brilliant, versatile pianist  Roger Kellaway may often be dismissed as “too mainstream” or generally an accompanist for vocalists singing standards or orchestrated pop material. Yet, the pianist who turns 80 this month, has a love for straight-ahead jazz from bebop to hard bop. On […]

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Breezy Rodio If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It

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Breezy Rodio If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It Delmark Breezy Rodio cut his teeth with Linsey Alexander and continues to prove on If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It, his fifth release, that he is a “real deal” bluesman as a bandleader.He’s got the guitar chops and the soulful vocals, with a voice quite different […]

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Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps Live!

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Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps Live! Jesi-lu Records Teresa James is originally from the Houston, Texas area but has for a long time called Los Angeles home. Her earliest recordings have each been re-issued several times as all of her albums are in demand. James’ fifth album 2007’s “Bottom Line” resulted in her receiving […]

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Bill Scorzari Now I’m Free

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Bill Scorzari Now I’m Free There are poets, there are songwriters, there are painters of fine art, and there’s Bill Scorzari. The new album, Now I’m Free is a bold and delicate balance of each. To say it is a thing of beauty is an understatement. The album has played continuously these last few months […]

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Alice Peacock Minnesota

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Alice Peacock Minnesota Self-released Alice Peacock had four highly acclaimed singer-songwriter albums beginning in 2000 and extending until her last studio album, 2009’s Love Remains. Much has changed since.  She’s had three children, moved to Cincinnati, and obviously gotten 10 years older. To be exact, she did make a duo studio recording, Myrick/Peacock with Danny […]

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Kenyatta Beasley Septet Frank Foster Songbook

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Kenyatta Beasley Septet Frank Foster Songbook Sony/The Orchard Trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley leads an explosive session with his septet, through the compositions of renowned saxophonist, the late Frank Foster, Beasley’s mentor. These burning cuts, stretched over twos discs, were recorded during a two night stand at Brooklyn’s Jazz 966 in 2013.  There are only 11 compositions […]

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J.P. Soars Let Go Of The Reins

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J.P. Soars Let Go Of The Reins Whiskey Bayou Records Besides fronting his own band J.P. Soars is a member of the all-star “Southern Hospitality” also featuring Damon Fowler, Victor Wainwright and drummer Chris Peet. In 2013 Tab Benoit produced their debut album “Easy Livin’”. When Benoit decided to begin his own label Fowler was […]

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Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues Roots And Branches: The Songs of Little Walter

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Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues Roots And Branches: The Songs of Little Walter Alligator Records Billy Branch was born in Chicago in 1951, and raised in Los Angeles. In 1969 when he was eighteen Branch moved back to Chicago to attend The University of Illinois. That summer he attended the first Chicago Blues […]

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Patrick Barnitt Sway

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Patrick Barnitt Sway Self-released Vocalist and actor Patrick Barnitt is releasing his second album, Sway, backed by the 17-piece Paul McDonald Big Band and featuring  a varied collection of swing, pop, and blues tunes. At times Barnitt, with his robust tenor voice, will remind you of those classic male singers of the Great American Songbook. […]

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Dawn Tyler Watson Mad Love

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Dawn Tyler Watson Mad Love Independent Canadian Dawn Tyler Watson studied Jazz and Theatre at Concordia University in Montreal. She was featured in several movies but achieved success playing a 1950’s cabaret singer in the 2004 film “Jack Paradise (Les Nuits de Montreal)”. The resulting soundtrack featuring Watson was nominated for a Prix Jutra, the […]

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Pablo Lanouguere Quintet Eclectico

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Pablo Lanouguere Quintet Eclectico Self-released Pablo Lanouguere is a native-born Argentinian bassist and composer and this is the recording debut of his quintet, Eclectico. These are a dozen originals, 11 by Lanouguere. Their music is unique, for lack of a better term, world fusion, combining modern jazz, tango, Argentinian, and classical music. Lanouguere has been […]

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Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe Good Mornin’ Blues

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Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe Good Mornin’ Blues Self- released Blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, bandleader and now retired teacher, Joe Zuccarello (Joe Zook) is now nearing almost five decades playing in various configurations. Here he leads the ensemble Blues DeLuxe,  with a full three-piece horn section, a group comprising nine members.  Zook, based in Trenton, […]

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The South Austin Moonlighters Travel Light

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The South Austin Moonlighters Travel Light Station House Records The South Austin Moonlighters are a roots-rock band. A group of local music veterans got together in 2011 just to have a good time. Included were bassist/mandolinist Lonnie Trevino Jr. who had previously toured with Mike Zito, played with singer-songwriter Drew Womack, and was soon to […]

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Peter Ward Train To Key Biscayne

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Peter Ward Train To Key Biscayne Gandy Dancer Records While growing up guitarist Peter Ward and his brother were bitten by the blues bug. Influenced by the music of Muddy Waters and Little Walter they would attend as many live concerts as possible. Peter backed Jimmy Rogers, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Lowell Fulson and others when […]

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Bob Corritore & Friends  Do The Hip-Shake Baby!

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Bob Corritore & Friends   Do The Hip-Shake Baby! Vizztone Label Group/Southwest Musical Arts Foundation Bob Corritore is a Blues Music Award winner with a total of six nominations including one again this year as Best Instrumentalist – Harmonica. His last album was 2018’s “Don’t Let the Devil Ride”. Corritore is also back with a […]

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