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Henry Hey

Henry has an innate curiosity and unique ability to bring multiple musical influences together. This is probably because everything from the Beatles to Bach to Count Basie to the sound of Henry’s own father playing various musical instruments could be heard at any time in his Midwest childhood home. One famously curious artist, David Bowie, identified with this spirit in Henry during the making of The Next Day, on which Henry played piano and keyboards. Bowie then chose him as arranger and musical director to help reimagine his classic songs and to shape new ones, creating the sound for what would be Bowie’s final work, Lazarus. Henry immerses himself in original projects and creative collaborations expressing his own voice

Rudder: Lucky Beard

by Mike Jacobs
March 30, 2024

It's hard to figure how a band populated by esteemed players such as Henry Hey (keys), Tim LeFebvre (bass), Chris Cheek (sax) and Keith Carlock (drums) could remain so firmly off so many people's radar. While Rudder's penchant for staying off the beaten stylistic path may have something to do with this, it also makes them ...

Trio: Ri-Metos

By Henry Hey

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Season Of The Thicket; Etoile; Cobalt; Post Road; Weekly Benefits; Swirl; If I Should Lose You; Live By Love; The Wandering Song; The Gardener.

Without Question

By Pete McCann

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Without Question; I Can Remember; Trifecta; Lost City; Lovely Thing; Blues for O.M.; Conspiracy Theory; January; Hindsight; Erase the Hate.

Electric Miles 2

By Charles Pillow Large Ensemble

Label: Summit/Mama
Released: 2023
Track listing: It’s about that time; Rated X; Shhh/Peaceful; Great Expectations; Yaphet; Agharta; Willie Nelson.

Mark Turner, Henry Hey, Miki Yamanaka, Legraux Tobrogoï, Bobby Kapp & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 21, 2023

Mark Turner is here, is there, is everywhere, both on the East Coast where he was once based and on the West Coast where he lives now. And this playlist features some of his recent recordings as leader or sideman. The rest of the playlist features remarkable medium and large size ensembles, and the beautiful album ...

Pete McCann: Without Question

by Jack Bowers
September 15, 2023

Guitarist and composer Pete McCann pulls out all the stops on Without Question, his seventh album as leader, unveiling his singular talents on everything from burners ("Without Question," “Trifecta") to ballads ("I Can Remember," “January," “Lost City"), blues ("Blues for O.M."), burlesque ("Conspiracy Theory"), biting commentary ("Erase the Hate") and borrowed themes ("Lovely Thing"). McCann, a ...

Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Set To Release 'Electric Miles 2' on October 6th

August 25, 2023

Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Electric Miles 2 The follow-up to acclaimed saxophonist/arranger Charles Pillow’s, “Electric Miles” , one of NPR’s top ten CD’s for 2018, is a further exploration of Miles Davis’ early electric period, 1969-74, arranged for a large jazz ensemble. This time Pillows’ arrangements add 3 french horns in addition to the usual big ...

Henry Hey: Trio: Ri-Metos

by Dan McClenaghan
August 23, 2023

Henry Hey's name may be unfamiliar to some--he is more of a collaborator than a headline hog--but a good percentage of us have heard his music. He played piano for Rod Stewart during the singer's Great American Songbook phase, and he contributed to David Bowie's 2013 comeback album, The Next Day (Columbia Records), served as musical ...

Hiding in Plain Sight

By Dino Govoni

Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2021
Track listing: Stories Passed; Cobalt; Falling Ahead; Thinkers Anonymous; Ask Again; Sublimate; Point Turn; Appels to Apples; Edge Walker.