CD Reviews

CD Review: ‘Sangria’ Bubbles with Rhythm The CD cover describes the musical content as, “An Indo Latin Jazz Musical Experience”. That is probably a pretty good summation of Mariah Parker’s debut release, Sangria, which is Spanish for ‘bloody’. Notably, ‘sangria’ is usually referred to as a red wine. In that […]

When a CD is titled Sangria, one automatically assumes that there is going to be a strong Spanish influence. Sangria wine, after all, is as quintessentially Spanish as flamenco, bullfights, paella, the Prado Museum, Pedro Almodóvar films, and scorching heatwaves in Sevilla. But the Spanish influence isn’t as strong on […]

To heat things up on Valentine’s Day, consider adding a little sangria to the menu – and your iTunes playlist. Sweet and juicy, and leaving you with a warm glow, Sangria is a melodic mix blending Latin jazz and East Indian music. This brand-new recording features original compositions by Mariah […]

This collection of eight original instrumentals by Mariah Parker is just one of many examples of the infusion of East Indian music into Western music, but to my ears one of the most successful.  There are also influences of Spanish folk, flamenco, Afro-Cuban and Persian music.  Indian tablas and bansuri […]

“…Parker kicks off her solo career with a well textured world beat date that finds her multi-instrumentalist abilities and her wide open ears leading the way.  There’s nothing but pros on board here who know what to do and they do it in a lively, spontaneous fashion that really grabs […]

This 49-minute album is recommended for fans of world music (“Waterwheel”, “Sangria”, “Tenth Journey”) and jazz (“First Flight”, almost like Weather Report, “Between the Lines”, with a soft touch and a beautiful piano solo, “Debajo de la Lluvia”, which is Spanish for “Under the Rain”, and “Milo’s Moment”, both with […]