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George Whitty

Born: September 4

Grammy-award winning keyboardist George Whitty has spent 20 years playing on the road with the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Richard Bona, Chaka Khan, Sadao Watanabe, and a dozen others, and his resume as a session musician includes some of the best-selling records of all time: Santana's "Supernatural" (with Dave Matthews), Celine Dion's "Falling Into You" and "These are Special Times", and more than 100 other CDs. As a producer/keyboardist, his Grammy-winning streak began with Chaka Khan's "The Woman I Am" in 1992 and extends through 3 award-winning releases with the Brecker Brothers, most recently Randy Brecker's "34th and Lex", 2004's Grammy-winner for Contemporary Jazz Record of the Year, which he also mixed

XYZ

By Jeff Richman

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: XYZ; Be Cool; Optamystical; Ray Barretto; Left Right Here; Lost Daze; Likewise; Bar 55; She's Got To Be Somewhere.

XYZ

April 21, 2023

Album: XYZ
By Jeff Richman
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:16

Italian Guitarist Luca di Luzio Releases 'Never Give Up' with Randy Brecker, George Whitty, Rodney Holmes and more!

January 10, 2023

Funk, jazz and blues get a Mediterranean twist on Never Give Up, the latest album from Italian guitarist Luca di Luzio is available now. A jazz guitar graduate of the Conservatorio di Musica Frescobaldi, di Luzio showcases his pulling power with an all-star group which features trumpet legend Randy Brecker alongside keyboard player George Whitty, bassist ...

Erik Escobar, Steve Hunt, Michael Manring, Alex Skolnick and much more

by Len Davis
July 9, 2021

Tracks from Steve Hunt's Attraction and Sixun's Nouvelle Vague plus, Attention Deficit with Michael Manring, the Alex Skolnick Trio, Third Rail with George Whitty and Dave Holland.Playlist Elektrik Market “Attraction" from Attraction (Spice Rack) 00:00 Sixun “Mo Moustic No Frog" from Nouvelle Vague (Birdology) 06:51 Attention Deficit “American Jingo" from The Idiot King (Magna ...

Gergo Borlai: Talkin' Drummers and Drumming

by Jim Worsley
March 9, 2021

Most kids have heroes. Whether they be athletes, astronauts, artists, astrophysicists, (and that's just the “A's") or any of the many asundered possibilities. Gergo Borlai needn't go passed the “D's" to find his calling. Drumming came early, incredibly early, and he has never looked back. Determination and commitment can be a powerful force. Before long the ...

Tom Kennedy: Stories From Behind and Beyond The Bass

by Jim Worsley
January 10, 2021

Tom Kennedy has never considered himself a prospector, but surely has tapped into a goldmine. As if releasing a hotshot new record wasn't enough, the world class jazz and fusion bassist is in compositional bliss with a bevy of new material yet to be recorded. Kennedy and I talk at length about his new writing technique ...

Double Dealin'

Label: Shanachie Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Double Dealin'; 3 Deuces; Fast Lane; Mind the Fire; Sambop; You Ga (Ta Give It); True North; The Hipster; Jetlagged; Habanero.

Love's Way Back

By Clivia Tanisi

Label: Autumn Hill Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Learning How to Fly; Love You Inside Out; Let's Stay Together; Grandma's Hands; The Smiling Hour.

Randy Brecker: Fusion Pioneer Still Blazing The Trails

by Jim Worsley
November 21, 2020

One of the greatest musicians of the past half century, Randy Brecker, continues to impress with his compositions, his playing, and his endurance. The famed trumpeter has released no less than eight records over the past couple of years! They are all unique on to themselves with only Brecker's familiar and sweet sound in common. That ...