Argentina Durán: Rapsodia Mexicana (2024)

Argentina Durán: Rapsodia Mexicana (2024)

‘Rapsodia Mexicana’ (Mexican Rhapsody) is the second solo album by young pianist Argentina Durán. It brings together a selection of works by Mexican composers from different eras and styles, including romantic, nationalist, and impressionist pieces featuring works by...
South for Winter: Of Sea and Sky (2024)

South for Winter: Of Sea and Sky (2024)

A few years ago I was fortunate enough to catch South For Winter for some dates on their NZ tour, since when I have followed their career with interest. New Zealander Nick Stone and Coloradan Dani Cichon first met in 2014 when they were both volunteering in Peru, even...
John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024)

John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024)

John Ambrosini is a jazz pianist, pop-inspired singer, composer, and bandleader who is quite active in the New York City area. Here we find him providing versions of some of his favourite pop and rock classics, along with two originals. Although most of these are the...
Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2024)

Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2024)

Back in the late Seventies, when I was studying for exams, I liked to play music as a background but found if I listened to my own albums I got easily distracted, so instead used to raid my dad’s jazz collection instead. That was where I first came across the mighty...
Intelligent Music Project: Miracles Beyond (2024)

Intelligent Music Project: Miracles Beyond (2024)

Here we have the latest release from Intelligent Music Project, a project which is always indicated as being Bulgarian given that the person behind it Milen Vrabevski MD, who composes many of the songs. Twice they have appeared on the Eurovision Song Contest, even...