Music Review: Various Performers "Miles... From India" by Amit Das
Miles.. From India manages to blend two distinctive styles of music, Jazz and Indian Classical, just as the music maestros independently pay a tribute to Miles Davis, one of the greatest exponents of Jazz in 20th Century.
Music Review: Various Performers "Miles...From India" by Richard Marcus
Miles…From India is not just an example of how to properly bring East and West together musically, it is as magnificent collection of Jazz music that you are liable to find anywhere these days.
Muisic Review: Babylon Circus "Dances Of Resistance" by Richard Marcus
This is a CD of great music, and a timely reminder that being political doesn’t mean forgetting what it’s like to be human. In fact, remembering what it means to be human is probably the best “Dance Of Resistance” we have at our disposal.
Music Review: Harry Manx "Live At The Glenn Gould Studio" by Richard Marcus
You will hear how West and East can meet, with beautiful and harmonious results. No matter how you look at it, Live At The Glenn Gould Studio is great music.
Music Review: Deepak Ram "Steps" by Richard Marcus
The most amazing thing about Steps is not the fact that Deepak Ram has taken an instrument not normally associated with Jazz music and been able to play a wide variety of Jazz tunes with it, but that I never once noticed that’s what he was doing. From the opening track to the last song’s final note, all I heard was a wonderful collection of Jazz tunes
Music Review: Viggo Mortensen "Time Waits For Everyone" by Richard Marcus
In Time Waits For Everyone, Viggo Mortensen utilizes sound, tone, and even the silences that mark the end of one note and the beginning of the next and has created a beautiful collection of tone poetry.
Music DVD Review: "Dispatch Zimbabwe - Live At Madison Square Garden" by Richard Marcus
These three guys are quite simply a joy to watch and great to listen too. It’s not too often that watching a pop concert can make me feel hopeful about the future, but I have to say Dispatch Zimbabwe – Live At Madison Square Garden did just that.
