| Paul Anastasio
25 Sep Macy Blackman 19 Jun George Cole 21 Aug Alex Condé 06 Mar Kit Eakle 04 Sep Phillip Greenlief 13 Feb Noah Griffin 06 Nov Tammy Hall 27 Feb Alan Hall 22 May | Christian Howes
27 Mar Kymberly Jackson 03 Apr Julie Kelly 20 Feb Maya Kronfeld and Valerie Troutt 29 May Jennifer Lee 17 Apr Steven Lugerner 24 Jul Steve McQuarry 05 Jun Jacqui Naylor 13 Nov Dave Newhouse 14 Aug | Zack Rogow
24 Apr Holli Ross 17 Jul Ellen Seeling 02 Oct Richard Seidel 09 Oct Edward Simon 31 Jul Tessa Souter 23 Oct Steve Turré 07 Aug Donna Viscuso 20 Nov Patrick Wolff 16 Jan |
| Alex Monfort (2019) | |
|---|---|
| Pianist, composer and bandleader Alex Monfort comes from the same French musical stream that has brought us Martial Solal and Jacques Loussier, Christian Jacob and Jean-Michel Pilc, Michel Petrucciani and Jacky Terrasson.
Alex is still only 24 years old, but has years of formal musical education behind him. His recently released "Introspection" is a trio recording consisting of all originals, the titles of some of which make his influences obvious ("Mulgrew's Mood" for Mulgrew Miller, and "McColtrane" for McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane); for other influences, such as Chick Corea, you'll have to do yourself a favor and listen. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Chick Corea | Now He Sings, Now He Sobs | Matrix | Blue Note |
| # 2 | Chick Corea | Remembering Bud Powell | Bud Powell | Stretch |
| # 3 | Mulgrew Miller | Wingspan | Wingspan | Landmark |
| # 4 | Mulgrew Miller | With Our Own Eyes | Small Portion | Novus |
| # 5 | Kenny Barron | Wanton Spirit | Melancholia | Verve Gitanes |
| # 6 | The Chick Corea New Trio | Past, Present and Futures | Fingerprints | Stretch |
| # 7 | The Chick Corea New Trio | Past, Present and Futures | Rhumba Flamenco | Stretch |
| # 8 | McCoy Tyner | The Real McCoy | Passion Dance | Blue Note |
| Book | "I don't read [books]." | |||
| Luxury Item | A ghetto blaster | |||