Exclaim!’s Year in Review: Darcy James Argue
Exclaim!’s December issue features its annual Year In Review in which each contributor writes about one release “that excited them most this year.” David Ryshpan, contributor to the magazine’s Destination Out section, chose Darcy James Argu

Darcy James Argue At Iridium Tomorrow Night
Photo by Chad Batka for The New York Times On Wednesday, November 25th, composer/conductor Darcy James Argue and his acclaimed big band, Secret Society, will make their first-ever appearance at New York’s

AAJ: Fay Victor Ensemble’s The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music)
AllAboutJazz.com’s Managing Editor John Kelman posted his review of vocalist/composer Fay Victor’s latest release, The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music), over the weekend. “Once again,” he writes, “Victor’s soulful, emotive delivery combines with avant-tinged invention, placing her alongside gr

Remembering 2009
The latest can to be kicked around the jazz blogosphere (and beyond) is what records make the cut as the best of the decade. As much as we enjoy the opportunity to reminisce about our first seven-plus years in business, and the 135 recordings we promoted for our clients in that span, we’re not quite ready to dip a toe in that nearly bottomless pool just yet. But, we’re more than happy to shine a light on the recordings we promoted for our clients in 2009 (i

hour: Fay Victor Ensemble’s The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music)
Mike Chamberlain reviews the Fay Victor Ensemble’s new release, The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music), in this week’s issue of Montreal’s arts weekly, hour. “What you hear on this album is raw and quirky and powerful and full of feeling and surprise and particularities that reflect univers