On Efflorescent, Echoes Live 22, the best live performance on Echoes are gathered into a perfect 73-minute excursion. From Loreena McKennitt to Tommy Emmanuel, Jesse Cook to The Album Leaf, Efflorescent blossoms.
Two distant jazz mutations from opposite directions when Ben Neill and Mörglbl hit Philadelphia. I caught two very disparate shows in Philadelphia this weekend, both drawing upon elements of jazz, but ultimately having little to do with jazz at all. First up was Ben Neill, performing at Saturday, May 16 at The Gatherings concert series. …