Andrei Rieu Falling in Love

Jazz might be a niche genre but that hasn't stopped a new breed of local musicians from dabbling in it. From a sultry jazz diva who used to be a bookworm to an energetic funk quintet that will play its biggest-ever show in London and a musical prodigy who went from best-kept secret to regional star, a new generation of jazz-influenced musicians is adding diversity to the scene. WINNING the Sing Jazz Emerging Jazz Vocalist of the Year award this year isn't what Melissa Tham would call her biggest accomplishment. Her greatest achievement was taking the plunge and applying herself completely to becoming a professional musician upon finishing secondary school…

Emika will release her next album, Falling In Love With Sadness, this October. Ema Jolly's fifth full-length follows last year's Melanfonie, a crowdfunded LP made in collaboration with the 50-piece Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The new album, co-produced with Robert Witschakowski of The Exaltics, moves away from the "stripped-down qualities of albums [like] Dva and Drei." Instead, the ten-track record delves into "lush synth pop hooks" and electro, the press release notes.

Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz (1990) {Milestone 025218917926}
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© 1990 Milestone Records / Fantasy | 025218917926
Jazz / Post Bop / Saxophone

This average effort from Sonny Rollins and his regular sextet is most notable for two numbers ("For All We Know" and "I Should Care") that find Branford Marsalis joining Rollins in a quintet with pianist Tommy Flanagan. Unfortunately Marsalis makes the fatal error of trying to imitate Rollins (instead of playing in his own musical personality) and he gets slaughtered. Much better are Rollins's romps on "Tennessee Waltz" and "Falling in Love with Love."