Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes

Giacomo Gates Hot House, New York City’s long-running monthly jazz guide, asked me to profile singer Giacomo Gates, as well as preview s...

Bria Skonberg Trumpeter and singer Bria Skonberg, a British Columbia native now making her mark on the New York jazz scene, brought her ...

Jazz singers are in today’s spotlight. Taking a closer look at new CDs from Alison Wedding, April Hall and Ori Dagan....

An interesting conversation developed the other day at the weekly jazz musicians’ brunch in Sarasota FL, which has been an off-the-gig inf...

Taking a closer look at new CDs from Kat Edmonson, Louis Armstrong, Shawnn Monteiro and Tony Monaco...

Rene Marie, Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motéma) Rene Marie is not a “chick singer” covering standards. Even the thought of that at this stag...

In her Tuesday night debut at Scullers jazz club in Boston, singer Melissa Morgan proved that she's an ambassador for romance. Her voice...

In less than a week, we saw significant attention spotlighting two jazz artists. There’s one to watch for on the vocal scene. The other we s...

Yotam, Resonance (JLP) Tel Aviv-born, New York-based guitarist Yotam Silberstein is out with his third disc as a leader. It’s a gem, and h...

Whitney James, The Nature of Love (Damselfly Productions) Singer Whitney James’s debut CD is a dandy. The singer, who divides her non-touri...

I’ve submitted my take on this year’s Tanglewood Jazz Festival to JazzTimes. I’ll advise here when it is published. In the meantime, suffic...