| Betto Arcos
10 Aug Tiffany Austin 29 Jun Opie Bellas 07 Dec Amy Cervini 13 Jul George Cotsirilos 09 Feb Steve Dalachinsky 13 Apr Roberta Donnay 12 Oct Joel Dorham 16 Nov | Kait Dunton
25 May Nick Finzer 20 Apr Sameer Gupta 17 Aug Ed Klitsch 05 Jan Chad Lefkowitz-Brown 30 Nov Will Magid 09 Nov Sarah McKenzie 03 Aug Arianna Neikrug 24 Aug | Glen Pearson
14 Dec Terry Robb 19 Oct Nick Rossi 28 Sep Lynn Speakman 27 Jul Andy Stein 30 Mar Tate Swindell 27 Apr |
| 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 | |||