LaRue Nickelson’s first solo CD, Dark Water, has nothing to do with the horror movie. I’ve seen the movie and listened to the CD. Trust me, they have no similarities.
Dark Water features LaRue Nickelson on guitar, Steve Davis on drums, Joe Porter on bass, Jermey Powell on sax, and Patrick Bettison on piano. Track 5, [...]
LaRue Nickelson “Dark Water”
LaRue Nickelson’s first solo CD, Dark Water, has nothing to do with the horror movie. I’ve seen the movie and listened to the...
Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetze “Sira”
Sira is a cross-cultural collaboration between German-born jazz trumpeter Volker Goetze and Senegalese Griot singer and kora...
Charlie Hunter “Baboon Strength”
Baboon Strength is the latest release from Charlie Hunter. He recorded it with drummer Tony Mason, and keyboardist Erik Deutsch. This...
Gilfema “Gilfema + 2″
Gilfema + 2 is the follow up to Gilfema’s self-titled debut that was released in 2005. The diversity of the trio is reflected in the music....
The Half of It “The Half of It”
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I recently got a new CD and was playing it while writing one of my blogs. “What’s this?” my husband asked when he came...
Andy Hamill “Bee for Bass”
When my husband came home from a trip to London last February, he packed his keys in his suitcase–but that’s a different story–and...
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Okay, so this is an old album, but it only came into my possession recently so it’s new to me.
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David “Fathead” Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. Soon after his birth his family moved to Dallas. Once he graduated from high school, he started playing with local bands. He attended Jarvis Christian College where he studied music and theology.
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Gary Husband “The Things I See”
Okay, so this is an old album, but it only came into my possession recently so it’s new to me.
Originally released in 2001, The Things I See is drummer/pianist Gary Husband’s interpretations of Allan Holdsworth tunes. It’s a solo piano album and it’s so good that it was re-released in 2004.
I’ve been listening to this [...]
Miles Davis “Tutu”
I got up this morning and decided to watch the Miles Davis interview that was featured on 60 Minutes in 1990. I remembered watching it when I was much younger and today just seemed like a Miles kind of day to me–whatever that means.
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Gary Husband “The Things I See”
Okay, so this is an old album, but it only came into my possession recently so it’s new to me.
Originally released in 2001, The Things I See is drummer/pianist Gary Husband’s interpretations of Allan Holdsworth tunes. It’s a solo piano album and it’s so good that it was re-released in 2004.
I’ve been listening to this [...]
David “Fathead” Newman “Goldfinger”
David “Fathead” Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. Soon after his birth his family moved to Dallas. Once he graduated from high school, he started playing with local bands. He attended Jarvis Christian College where he studied music and theology.
After two years in college, Newman started touring with Buster Smith. They [...]
Grand Pianoramax “Showdown”
I’m always interested in bringing exciting bands to your attention and this is one. Grand Pianoramax is a drum and piano duo that combines jazz, funk, and hip hop influences with spoken word. Swiss born, Leo Tardin is the mastermind behind the group. He won the first Montreux solo piano competition in 1999.
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Kenny Drew was born in New York City on August 28, 1928. He started studying classical piano when he was 5. He was introduced to jazz at 12. His influences include Bud Powell, Art Tatum, Fats Waller and Teddy Wilson. Drew attended the High Schools of Music and Art in New York.
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LaRue Nickelson “Dark Water”
LaRue Nickelson’s first solo CD, Dark Water, has nothing to do with the horror movie. I’ve seen the movie and listened to the CD. Trust me, they have no similarities.
Dark Water features LaRue Nickelson on guitar, Steve Davis on drums, Joe Porter on bass, Jermey Powell on sax, and Patrick Bettison on piano. Track 5, [...]
Meshell Ndegeocello
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Smith served in the Navy during the end of World War [...]
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