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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Leigh Pilzer - Keep Holding On

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Get ready to groove with Dr. Leigh Pilzer , the Washington, D.C. baritone sax powerhouse who proves that jazz is meant to be a living, breathing party, not a dusty museum piece. Described as a pure force of nature with a gruff, punchy, and assertive sound, Leigh brings a heavy dose of soulful grit to the stage. She has traded licks with the legendary Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and even arranged horns for local legends like Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy , and now she is bringing that deep, soulful swagger front and center with her vibrant new album, Keep Holding On. This record is a masterclass in pure, undeniable groove, packed with plenty of attitude, low-end bark, and raw energy that blues fans will instantly appreciate. Keep Holding On strikes the perfect balance between paying respect to the jazz heritage and absolutely cutting loose, making it an essential, high-energy addition to your playlist.   🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM   Keep Holding On by Leigh ...
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Rollin and Tumblin - Duketown Slim

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Duketown Slim aka Imco Ceelen sold his soul years ago ... not the dark prince, but to pure and honest blues. Alongside the waterfront with a bottle of wine and a melancholy adolescent heart, he withdrew his first "blue note" on a harmonica, which, like a spark in a barrel of gunpowder, resulted in an explosion of passion and boundless love for the genre. There is much to tell about the Brabant town of 's-Hertogenbosch (also known as Duketown ), it certainly has been a warm and open blues cradle for Imco and a lot of other blues musicians. During his musical journey he came into contact with a number of local celebrities like Big Bo and the talented harp player Ruurd van der Vegt who took him under their wing without any reservations and taught him the joy of the acoustic and electric blues. Before Duketown Slim really went "solo" he has preached the blues in many different configurations. As a Harp player he played in the bluesband Rambling Men ...
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