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Scott H. Thompson Jessica and Tony Jones CD Releases Jessica Jones QuartetCONTINUUM & PITCH, RHYTHM AND CONSCIOUSNESS QUARTET   Continuum - DownBeat Editors' Pick - FebruaryJessica Jones Quartet Continuum (Reva) By Dave Cantor Reva Records' inaugural release comes from the Jessica Jones Quartet, a nimble, even-tempered ensemble equally at ease with Continuum's opening interpretation of Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" as it is casually moving through...

By Fiona Ross Jazz legends. Those two words conjure up so much. For me, I think of smoky underground clubs where all that matters is the music. I visualize laughter and smiling in stark contrast to the racism, poverty and hardships endured by the performers. I imagine music you feel in your very soul - music that cannot be ignored,...