Tayuka Kuroda

Tayuka Kuroda: Rising Son

Tayuka Kuroda: Rising Son

A soul-jazz Blue Note debut for Jose James's trumpet man. Tasty if somewhat samey.
How Can a Listener Ignore the Influence of the Market on the Beautiful Art of Jazz?

How Can a Listener Ignore the Influence of the Market on the Beautiful Art of Jazz?

Some will tar a record with being “commercial” due to preset notions of what one might think an artist should be doing, rather than listening for what he actually is doing.