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ALBINO!: Rhino
funky grooves in the afrobeat tradition--if you like Fela Kuti, Antibalas, Daktaris or classic soul 45's, then you'll love this.
Recommended if you like James Brown, Fela Kuti.
MP3 price: $12.97
JACQUI NAYLOR: Shelter
A singer-songwriter with jazz roots, she has created an album that All About Jazz calls "Jazzy, folish, bluesy, hip and thoroughly contemporary...this is a project with an aural personality all it's own."
Recommended if you like Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Norah Jones.
CD price: $12.97
JULIA DOLLISON: Observatory
Contemporary jazz voice featuring fresh, original arrangements with modern pop influence.
Recommended if you like Joni Mitchell, Ben Monder, Norah Jones.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
SAUL RAYO: Rhythm & Groove
World beat, harmonies, horns, accordians, great songs.
Recommended if you like Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison & Bob Dylan.
CD price: $10.00
JERRY JENNINGS: Shortcut to the Center
Jeff Beck meets Steely Dan (in which Fagen has laryngitis),a strong compositional style with hints of classic 70's fusion.
Recommended if you like Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Jeff Beck.
CD price: $12.97
OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR: Drive
A passionate and dramatic brand of jazz fusion that is rock-rooted, jazz-schooled, and often Latin-infused.
Recommended if you like Steely Dan, Joe Satriani, Chick Corea.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $8.97
BOB MADSEN & THE WORLDMACHINE: Above and Beyond the Call Of Beauty
World influenced smooth jazz from bass player Bob Madsen
Recommended if you like The Rippingtons, Yellowjackets, Brian Bromberg.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JOE GILMAN: Time Again: Brubeck Revisted
Contemporary acoustic jazz, revisiting the music of a well-loved jazz inspiration
Recommended if you like Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea.
CD price: $15.00
MICHAEL MANRING: Soliloquy
Solo Bass Guitar
CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $14.95
ORGANIC FLOOD: The Source
Soul Music For The New Americana - Drenched in funk grooves, blues-fusioned rock, elevated conscious flows and hip-hop cuts. OF is making music for all dimensions.
Recommended if you like Will Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oysterhead, Patty.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
LORRAINE GERVAIS: A World Apart
She brings her sultry contralto voice and soulful delivery to an eclectic mix of genres - from contemporary jazz to R&B, to her originals and more.
Recommended if you like Patricia Barber, Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JUDE BOWERMAN: Life Goes On
Groove music - danceable funk, acid jazz, a touch of reggae and a bit of rock - GET SOME..
Recommended if you like Soulive, Maxwell, Karl Denson.
CD price: $15.00
BRIAN AUGER: DVD: Insights of the Keyboard Master
Keyboard instructional DVD by the greatest Jazz/Fusion Hammond B3 player ever - 2 hours
Recommended if you like Chick Corea, Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson, Victor Feldman.
DVD price: $49.95
PAUL KAMM AND ELEANORE MACDONALD: Fool's Paradise
Smooth but rootsy, warm but edgy modern, socio-political folk with luscious harmonies glowing through both traditional and contemporary styles.
Recommended if you like Fairport Convention, Nickel Creek, Ellis Paul.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
CAB: BUNNY BRUNEL, TONY MACALPINE, BRIAN AUGER, DENNIS CHAMBERS: CAB4
Sick of Wimpy Jazz? So are the members of CAB, and they're doing something about it. Think of this quartet as music's answer to the Justice League, each one endowed with superhero powers and sworn to bring excitement back to the bandstand.
Recommended if you like Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea & Return to Forever.
CD price: $14.99
SIMON: the Harlequin
alt-folk-rock, acoustic-electric, well-read, singer-songwriter romantic funkiness
Recommended if you like Toad the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $4.97