2006-05-08
Hopefully, someday, Ill be able to get track one out of my head. This Ann Arbor based Afrobeat/Fusion octet is ready to hit the road now that their fans have basically forced them into the national eye with an onslaught of persuasive emails to jazz labels. They are finally ready to hit the road with Detroit favorite His Name is Alive, and lets hope they speak well of us back in Michigan because everyone’s going to be listening to their raw propulsive rhythms and infectious melodies. -PeteROBERTO FONSECA
Akokan
MAUREEN CHOI QUARTET
Maureen Choi Quartet
VARIOUS
Rumble In the Great Lakes (Best of the Detroit Jazz Fest 2007)
Joel Frahm with Brad Mehldau
Don't Explain
SIMONE
Simone on Simone
Laurence Hobgood Trio
Honor Thy Fathers
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