Jana Jazz

The Jana Nyberg Group is in the process of cutting a new album. Sample some songs from the album here. If you like jazz, you must try to make it to one of their gigs. Jana's low, soulful voice and the talent of the band behind her makes every show entirely enjoyable. And the girl definitely has style...

The Sextons: New music. New photos.

The Sextons just got signed to a record label, which means they have a newly mixed CD in the works (release party March 5) and needed a new one-sheet photo. Our goal was to get shots that didn't look staged, which proved practically impossible wince we were, in fact, staging shots. Oh well. They were good sports and trekked through ridiculous amounts of snow at 8 a.m., after which they bought be a bowl of oatmeal the size of a bird bath (both rewarding and incredibly excessive).









While we were wandering, we stumbled across this great little scene. Too bad there was so much snow on the couch.

Jana Jazz

Jana's voice rocks. See for yourself, here. Her band isn't too shabby, either. Adam and Evan took on plenty of improv solos throughout the night and killed them all. All I can say is: go see "Jana Jazz" if you get the chance.

The Sextons

Had the chance to take photos of The Sextons. They just produced a new CD, and it's awesome. Find their music here.

All that jazz...

Last Friday The Adam Meckler Quintet played at the Dakota. Now, I won't lie, I'm not one for songs without words. In fact, I tend to make up stories in my head if there are no words with the songs. But Adam composed these songs in a way that they told a story and I didn't have to make up a thing. That was pretty awesome.


The Dakota is one of the coolest jazz venues I've been to. The minute you walk in, you feel like you need a dirty martini and a cigar. I also always feel like the mob might take me out any minute. So far, I've escaped bullet-free, though. I'd highly recommend seeing this group next time they play there.