The Cape Codder 2006 by Cheryl Kain

Pianist Mike Garvan of Brewster is living out one of his dreams. His original compositions are being recorded by some of the best musicians of our time. He could never have guessed the catalyst would be attending a concert featuring The Chatham Chorale.   read more

Providence Journal 1982 by Martha Smith

If you care to believe the evidence of three exceptionally good records produced by home-grown talent, jazz is alive and kicking in the Rhode Island-Massachusetts area. In this trio of albums (two of which were recorded at Normandy Sound in Warren), we find virtuoso musicianship, imaginative and far-reaching arrangements and, most important, original tunes that are neither derivative nor trend-following.   read more

Sweet Potato 1982 by Bennie Green

The Ted Casher Quintet’s Movin'Back (TNM Records NS108) was recorded fully nine months ago at Normandy Sound in Warren, Rhode Island. Yet it's a sound well suited to bright, sunny, summer mornings much like that of Spyrogyra's from the opening bare of Casher's "Move Over" to bassist Joe Coroniti's closing "Rejouissance."   read more