Results for "Gregg Karukas"

Gregg Karukas

One of urban contemporary jazz’s most versatile and acclaimed artists over the past 25 years, keyboardist/composer Gregg Karukas is now a Grammy Award winner for producing, engineering, co-writing and arranging Omar Akram’s Echoes of Love, which won Best New Age Album at the 55th Grammy Awards in February 2013. As a solo artist, Gregg's 11 CDs have garnered consistently solid reviews for his signature piano touch, pristine production, and melodies that are both soulful and sophisticated. Always in demand as a musical director and keyboardist, Gregg has received multiple Best Keyboardist nominations at the Oasis and National Smooth Jazz Awards

Acclaimed Brazilian Guitarist Ricardo Silveira Releases 'Solo' On Moondo Music

April 20, 2021

Renowned Brazilian guitarist Ricardo Silveira released his first solo album, aptly titled Solo (April 16, 2021, Moondo Music LLC). Silveira is a prolific recording and performing artist in both Brazil and the United States. He has worked with a Who’s Who of legendary Brazilian artists, and he has recorded over a dozen albums as a leader ...

Rick Braun Trumpets The Holidays

October 9, 2012

“Swingin’ In The Snow” showcases a stellar cast on timeless seasonal classics with album sales benefiting the Autism Society of America Sherman Oaks, CA: As cool as a winter’s eve, as warm as a holiday dinner with loved ones, and as beautiful as an exquisitely ornamented Christmas tree , Rick Braun’s “Swingin’ In The Snow” is ...

The Premium Collection

By Gregg Karukas

Label: Aggregate Music
Released: 2010

GK

By Gregg Karukas

Label: Trippin n Rhythm Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Manhattan; Daylight; Napa Road; Floating in Bahia; Wildwood; Walkin' In Time; Soul Kisses; Jamba Samba; Mesa Moon; Coyote Party; Believe in Me

Various Artists: The Very Best of Christmas

by Jeff Winbush
December 21, 2009

Christmas albums are the Valentine's Day and Halloween cards of the recording industry: a simple and short-term product that is featured for public consumption for a limited time and then put away until next year. There's no rule that says you can't listen to and enjoy an album of holiday-themed music whenever the urge strikes. It ...

Jessy J: True Love

by Jeff Winbush
September 9, 2009

If half of life is just showing up and the other half is timing, then Jessica Spinella's timing is right on time. Smooth jazz is filled to the brim with saxophonists and while most of them are technically proficient, the sheer volume makes it difficult for a newcomer to stand out. Spinella, aka Jessy J brings ...

Gregg Karukas: GK

by Jeff Winbush
April 18, 2009

It's not smooth jazz musicians that deserve the disrespect they often receive from fans and critics. Smooth jazz is not the enemy. It's smooth jazz radio programmers who clown their own formats by sticking in records by pop and rock artists like John Legend, Michael McDonald and Steely Dan, and expect the listener to think it's ...

Night Shift

By Gregg Karukas

Label: Aggregate Music
Released: 2000

Blue Touch

By Gregg Karukas

Label: Aggregate Music
Released: 1998