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Jazz-Rock Fusion from Grose, Stern, Di Meola

Jazz-rock fusion lives on in these new releases by masters of the electric guitar. It’s worth noting that every composition of each of these recordings is an original by the artist. Tom Grose – jetsam and At Bay Tom Grose…

Smoke N’ Mirrors from Lee Ritenour

He’s been a presence in contemporary jazz for more than two decades and nominated for seventeen Grammy awards. Guitarist Lee Ritenour still has stories to tell. The concept for his new release, Smoke N’ Mirrors, came from different sources, notably…

Liquid Soul Delivers A One-Two Punch

It’s too bad that Liquid Soul used the title Evolution for their last recording. The band’s new CD, One-Two Punch, is more of an advancement than anything else they’ve done before. You can still expect the same high energy, groove,…