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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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Medley - Rev. Pearly Brown

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Rev. Pearly Brown was a blind singer/guitarist from Americus, Georgia. Born in 1915, he graduated from the Georgia School for the Blind. Pearly's influences included Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson. From them, he adapted the bottleneck guitar style, using it in much of his repertoire. This consisted of traditional slave songs, old-time gospel, and folk music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. From the 1950s through the 1970s, Rev. Pearly was a fixture along the streets of Macon, Georgia. Always insisting he was not a blues singer, but a gospel artist, Pearly became known for his rich baritone voice and ringing guitar style. Rev. Pearly's career blossomed in the '60s and '70s. His first lp, "Georgia Street Singer," was released in 1961. Just a few of Pearly's performances include: Carnegie Hall in 1965; the Newport Folk Festival in 1966; the Country Music Jamboree at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee in 1969; and the Monterey Jazz F...
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