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Steve Gadd: Consummate Drummer

by R.J. DeLuke
It might be easier to list who drummer Steve Gadd hasn't played with since he got a pair of drum sticks at the age of three at his home near Rochester, NY, right up to the age of 70, where this year his tour of duty includes Eric Clapton, James Taylor and his own band. Gadd ...
The Guitar Trio Plans Fall Tour

One of the biggest guitar festivals in Europe, the World of Guitar" took place in Kaluga, Russia, on the 25th - 29th of May, 2015. Previous years have seen leading musicians from more than 30 countries take part in the festival. Among them were: Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John Mclaughlin, Larry Coryell, Leo Brower, ...
Deep Tone Project: Flow

by Karl Ackermann
Beyond the recent headlines there is a cultural history in Ukraine that has influenced much of Europe and Western Asia since the middle ages. Under the Soviet regime, much of the country's classical and religious music was banned while the region's folkloric music not only thrived but, after Ukrainian independence, remained a defensive mechanism to counter ...
Roman Miroshnichenko Is A Finalist Of International Songwriting Competition!

Multi-Award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is a Finalist of International Songwriting Competition in the “Instrumental" category for his composition “Forgotten Melody”, which appears on his latest album Surreal. The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest which has the most prestigious panel of judges (Pat Metheny, Sarah Mclachlan, Robben Ford, Wayne ...
Steve Gadd Band: 70 Strong

by Glenn Astarita
Since the 70s, Steve Gadd has pretty much seen it and done it all, and recognized as one of the most influential drummers of the modern era, spanning numerous musical genres. His slippery cross-sticking between the hi-hat and snare drum amid new ways and means to generate a funk groove, along with his famous drum solo ...
Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica: Jazz and the Italian American Experience

A book by Bill Dal Cerro and David Anthony Witter. Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Louie Bellson, Lennie Tristano, Tony Bennett, Buddy DeFranco, Flip Phillips, and Joe Lovano: These are just some of the hundreds of musicians of Italian descent whose talents have enriched jazz. Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica is more than just a book about ...
Phil Markowitz/Zach Brock: Perpetuity

by Dan Bilawsky
The debut collaboration between veteran pianist Phil Markowitz and rising star violinist Zach Brock focuses on a shared love of questioning and questing through sound(s). Each man brings five originals to the table for this project, and most of them serve to highlight their common interest(s) in angular exploration, dovetailing designs, and scenarios that encourage searching. ...
Take Five With Mike Pope

by AAJ Staff
Meet Mike Pope: Mike Pope is a virtuoso acoustic and electric bassist who has toured extensively with Chick Corea, David Sanborn, Al Di Meola and Bill Bruford, and more recently, Joe Locke and Eldar Djangirov. Raised in Ohio by two parents who were both classical musicians and educated at the University of North Texas, Pope came ...
Tohpati: Tribal Dance

by Chris M. Slawecki
Indonesian composer, producer and guitarist Tohpati continues his march toward dominating the jazz-rock fusion guitar world with Tribal Dance. Written and produced by the guitarist, this electrifying Dance was recorded live in a Los Angeles studio then finished in Indonesia, and is credited to Tohpati featuring Jimmy Haslip and Chad Wackerman." Haslip and Wackerman previously worked ...
Different Shapes & Sounds: Solo, Trio, Small & Large Ensembles

by Chris M. Slawecki
Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra Pulsion Ubiquity 2014 A musician friend whose opinion I greatly respect shared with me that he enjoys listening to Pulsion, the fourth release by the Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra (ALVO), in two layers: The frothy jazz-influenced horn, brass and string arrangements on top and, like a ...