Short Cuts: “Force Of Nature” by Projekt Gemineye (2025): A Dynamic Musical Journey

“Force Of Nature”, the first of four non-album cuts to be released by Mark Anthony K’s dynamic Projekt Gemineye, has a familiar yet different feel. I you own a copy of the band’s brilliant ‘Canada – Stories and Legends’, released earlier in 2025, the aggressive lead guitars, 70’s style synths passages, pounding double bass drums […]

Short Tracks: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band – A Genre-Defying Classic

When Lyle Lovett and His Large Band was released in 1989, it was clear that Lovett, for his third album, wasn’t interested in playing by Nashville’s rules. Lovett created something bold and utterly unique by fusing big band jazz, gospel, blues, and Western swing with his already offbeat country style. This wasn’t just an album […]

Riding the Waves: Fernando Perdomo on His Epic 12- album sonic Journey (2025)

 – Preston Frazier  I have the great pleasure of interviewing producer, guitarist and writer Fernando Perdomo. We last talked in June of 2024 about his wonderful album, ‘Self’. How are you?   – Fernando Perdomo I’m fantastic. I’m this has been a really inspiring year so far. It’s been my most chaotic music period, but I’m […]

Short Tracks: ‘Waves 6’: Fernando Perdomo’s Dynamic Instrumental Evolution (2025)

The sixth installment of Fernando Perdomo’s critically acclaimed Waves series picks up where Waves 5 left off, and that’s a good thing. With ten distinctive tracks, Perdomo continues his electric and adventurous approach to the instrumental album series.  “Heavenly Rainbow” kicks off the album with his usual expressive electric guitar leads over a meditative 3/4 […]

Short Tracks: City Life by The Blackbyrds (1975) – reissue/remastered (2025)

City Life, initially released in 1975 and now expanded and remastered, is a defining album by The Blackbyrds, a jazz-funk group formed by trumpeter Donald Byrd and composed of his students from Howard University and featuring heavyweights such as Gary Bartz and Ernie Watts  (sax), Merry Clayton and Patrice Rushen (vocals) alongside guitarist Orville Saunders, […]

Short Tracks : Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Himself (deluxe vinyl reissue) – 2025

Thelonious Monk’s solo piano album Thelonious Himself gets a new life with Craft Recordings’ reissue. The album, part of Craft’s relaunched Original Jazz Classics, features a 180-gram high-quality pressing. A digital 192/24 hi-res digital release is also available; however, the Kevin Gray LP cut from the original tapes sounds especially glorious. The vinyl also contains […]