Results for "Chuck Manning"

Chuck Manning

Born: May 30, 1958

Anyone who has been involved with the Los Angeles jazz scene over the last quarter century doesn‘t need to ask, but if you haven’t, you‘ve been missing out and you’re in for a long overdue treat with this release of his first solo CD. Saxophonist Chuck Manning is not new to recording-he has made dozens of appearances and collaborations with other musicians such as the Los Angeles Quartet, and his long-time collaboration with Swiss multi-instrumentalist Isla Eckinger. Chuck Manning’s new CD “Note’s from the Real” “…is a great one” writes the LAWeekly. “Manning is a fine inventive tenor player

Stealin' Home: Jackie Robinson Suite

Label: Cryptogramophone
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lieutenant Jackie; Up From the Minors; Stealin' Home; Fatigue; 0 for 3; High and Inside.

The Moment - Live At The Blue Whale

By Cathy Segal-Garcia

Label: Dash Hoffman Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Puttin On The Ritz, The Glide, Star Crossed Lovers, Twenty Men Waiting, Love In Time, Sleep In Peace, Get Ready, A Timeless Place, Hippityville, Slow Waltz, free improv.

The Ritual Begins At Sundown

By Robby Krieger

Label: The Players Group
Released: 2020
Track listing: What Was That?; Slide Home (CD and digital only); The Drift; Chunga's Revenge; Hot Head; Yes, The River Knows; The Hitch; Dr Noir; Bianca's Dream; Screen Junkie.

Live at Jazz nad Odra

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: Blues for Albert E.; Shadaj; All Blues; Embarcadero; Think of One; Song for Sara; Getting Around.

Master Drummer Jason Harnell Breaks New Ground With Experimental CD And Multimedia Experience, Total Harnage

October 2, 2019

When Jason Harnell was six years old, his father, Grammy winning composer and arranger Joe Harnell, invited Louie Bellson to their house to hear the budding prodigy play. After playing a 15-minute solo, the legendary drummer handed the sticks to Jason and said, “Your turn.” When Jason finished, an impressed Bellson gave the boy his drum ...

Theo Saunders: Jassemblage

by Chuck Koton
June 18, 2016

Veteran Manhattan-born pianist, composer and arranger, Theo Saunders, has been a driven artist since his days at the High School For Performing Arts. In the ensuing decades, whether in NYC or California, his devotion to improvisational music has led him to stamp his personal vision on the music he plays, whether composing compelling original music or ...

George Kahn: Jazz & Blues Revue

by Edward Blanco
November 19, 2014

Billed as the “Sass 'n' Soul World Tour," LA jazz pianist George Kahn presents the Jazz & Blues Revue, his eighth album as leader featuring three of LA's finest female jazz vocalist in his first all-vocal project and departure from previous recordings. On tap, fresh new arrangements of thirteen songs that obviously, not only touch on ...

Leslie Lewis: Midnight Sun / Keeper of the Flame

by Jack Bowers
August 3, 2013

Leslie Lewis is a singer who has found steady work on the West Coast and elsewhere, and for good reason--she's personable, easy on the eyes, and more to the point, has a pleasant mid-range voice, sings squarely on key, and knows how to sell a lyric. Keeper of the Flame and Midnight Sun are Lewis' second ...

Theo Saunders and Intergeneration: When The Saints Go Out

by Edward Blanco
August 26, 2012

Southern California pianist Theo Saunders is a veteran musician/composer with an extensive resume as bandleader, sideman and musical director. The sparkling sophomore effort, When The Saints Go Out, documents the robust sounds of his Intergeneration group on this Arabesque label debut, a follow-up to Intergeneration (CDBaby, 2011). Originally from The Big Apple, Saunders has lived and ...