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Antonio Ciacca Quintet – Volare, The Italian American Songbook – Cellar Live
Antonio Ciacca Quintet – Volare, The Italian American Songbook – Cellar Live CL101815, 55:31 ***: A mostly robust and assertive session. (Antonio Ciacca – piano; Paul Gill – acoustic bass; Peter Van Nostrand – drums; Cory Weeds – tenor saxophone; Benny Benack III – trumpet & vocals) The Italian word Volare means “to fly” in […]

Dan Brubeck Quartet – Live from the Cellar: Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck – Blue Forest
Honoring his elders…

The Oliver Gannon Quartet – Easy Sailing – Cellar Live
Intelligent interpretations of the material from an enterprising and skilful band.

Peter Bernstein with the Tilden Webb Trio – Cellar Live
A smart guitarist with a cool disposition and strong technique.

Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet – With Benefits – Cellar Live
An album that showcases everyone’s best qualities.

The Miles Black Trio With Grant Stewart – Cellar Live
A buoyant album filled with bright ideas.

Lewis Nash Quintet – The Highest Mountain – Cellar Live
A tight contemporary band lead by a veteran drummer.

Continuum, Season One, Blu-ray (2013)
A smart and worthwhile TV series mixing police work and sci-fi.