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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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Moondo Music artist: R for Romeo - Plan R - New Release Review

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  I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Plan R , from R for Romeo and it's a cool set of rock, blues, soul reggae and funk. Opening with reggae track, Checkmate , Stuart Ziff on guitar sets up a basic melody with Daniel Stein on keys and featuring some real nice trumpet improvisation by Chris Tedesco. Cool opener. Funky rocker, Lockdown , really gets that James Brown backbeat working and Ziff throws down some fat guitar sound over the warm key lead work of Stein. Ziff stretches the guitar lead with the prowess of Belew creating a pseudo jazz/pop/prog experiment. Nice. Bluesy ballad, Midtown has clean, melodic guitar lead by Ziff and Stein plays the counter Fagan tone like key work before taking the lead himself with lush organ. Very nice. On You Can't Be Serious , R for Romeo takes a nod from Jeff Beck and his funky fusion undertone and abstracted painter like lead guitar work by Ziff. Strong. Wrapping the release is Barney's Groove , a take on the...
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