by Kev Rowland | Jan 31, 2025 | Reviews
Ferony might be a name new to many of you, but you may recognise his face as he has been in quite a few movies, normally uncredited, such as ‘Back To School’, ‘GoodFellas’, ‘Spiderman II’, and The Irishman’. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1985, he went to acting...
by Kev Rowland | Jan 31, 2025 | Reviews
Yuka Mito is a Japanese jazz singer, and here she has been joined by a Japanese trio to work their way through seven classic numbers with a total playing time of 30 minutes. There is no doubt the band can play, with Hiroki Morioka having a wonderful touch on piano,...
by Kev Rowland | Jan 31, 2025 | Reviews
The latest album from Kevin Kastning (36-string Double Contraguitar, 28-string Double Contraguitar, 18-string Contraguitar, 17-string Subcontraguitar) finds him again working with Carl Clements (Tenor, Alto, and Soprano saxophones), but for the first time he has also...
by Kev Rowland | Jan 31, 2025 | Reviews
Kevin Kastning (30-string Contra-Alto guitar, 28-string Double Contraguitar, 24-string Double Subcontraguitar, 18-string Contraguitar, 17-string Subcontraguitar) has returned for his seventh album with Carl Clements (Tenor, Alto, and Soprano saxophones), following on...
by Kev Rowland | Jan 28, 2025 | Reviews
On this album Anne Burnell (vocals) and Mark Burnell (piano, keyboards, vocals) have been joined by Joshua Ramos (bass), Jim Widlowski (drums & percussion), Pat Mallinger (sax), and Fareed Haque (guitar) and the result is simply one of the most enjoyable golden...
by Kev Rowland | Jan 28, 2025 | Reviews
Russian folk metal band Alkonost have been around since the Nineties, and they recently returned with their 15th (I think) studio album. These days they are based around the duo of Andrey Losev (guitars, keyboards) and Ksenia Pobuzhanskaya (vocals) along with multiple...