Lou Caimano offers a masterclass in relaxed poise on "Manhattan Twilight", an instrumental showcase where the saxophone operates as an articulate, deeply expressive narrator. For decades, Caimano has anchored the sonic machinery behind the curtain, performing in Broadway pit orchestras for “CATS”, “Evita”, and “A Chorus Line”, while sharing stages with titans like The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Nancy Wilson. As a veteran...

Have you ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for a time you never lived in? Like a phantom limb for a past that isn’t yours. It’s a peculiar sensation, that anachronistic ache. Listening to “Lost,” the debut album from Dallas artist Jake Vera, evokes a similar feeling. It’s a record built with the tools of the 21st century, a collaboration forged in the crucible of...