Acute Inflections is a jazz duet comprised of singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress Elasea Douglas and upright bassist Sadiki Pierre. Not your traditional jazz duet, being bass and vocals, Acute Inflections have an energy and a vibe that is totally as unique as their instrumentation. The duet is now releasing their third album, Electric Psychology, which presents fifteen tracks. The theme of the album is to tell the personal story of how this talented bass and voice duo from New York discovered their connection. Each song is given their brand of bold arrangement style and is drawn from every genre. Sounds from Nina [...]

Eldbjørg Hemsing is releasing a new album of Edvard Grieg’s violin sonatas. The album follows the acclaimed recordings of concertos by Dvořák and Shostakovich, by Tan Dun and Josef Suk. The Norwegian violinist is joined by Simon Trpčeski at the piano. Grieg’s violin sonatas mark a decisive phase in the composer’s artistic development. He completed the F major Sonata at the age of 22, after completing his studies at the Leipzig conservatory and it still bears the stamp of German romanticism. Two years later, in 1867, Grieg created Sonata No. 2 with a goal of a national culture, [...]

Jerry Bergonzi is back with another impressive collection of standards and original tunes on his new release called Nearly Blue on Savant Records. Bergonzi is a living legion; his discography documents his inventive harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic playing, both through his compositions and his re-worked standards. Joined by Renato Chicco on Hammond B-3 and Andrea Michelutti on drums, the three explore ten tracks consisting of three Bergonzi originals and seven standards. Bergonzi explains, “I just adore the melodies of these tunes. I love standards. People always tell me, ‘Man, you’ve got to make more records like [...]