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Alan Broadbent

Born: April 23, 1947

Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman's band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. In 1972 he settled in Los Angeles, beginning a musical relationship with the legendary singer Irene Kral (no relation to Diana Krall). Soon he was also invited into the studio scene as a pianist for the great Nelson Riddle, David Rose and Johnny Mandel. In the early 90s he was asked to be a part of Natalie Cole's famous "Unforgettable" cd, at which time he toured as her pianist and, a little while later, as her conductor

Arirang - The Name of Korean Vol. 2

Label: Loen Entertainment
Released: 2011

Jazz Musician of the Day: Alan Broadbent

April 23, 2023

All About Jazz is celebrating Alan Broadbent's birthday today! Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman's band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. ...

Harvie S, Roni Ben-Hur with Sylvia Cuenca: Wondering

by Troy Dostert
April 4, 2023

One of the drawbacks of being a consummate sideman is that it can be hard to find time for one's own projects as a leader. That is certainly the case for bassist Harvie S who, in a long career, has distinguished himself with superb work in support of Sheila Jordan, Don Friedman, Alan Broadbent, and many ...

CeCe Gable: Next Year's Song

by Dan Bilawsky
March 15, 2023

To hear CeCe Gable sing is to encounter pure truth. A late bloomer whose early passion for dance was eventually eclipsed by the lure of jazz, she's spent the past three decades honing her craft and establishing herself as a sincere storyteller adept at honoring a lyric and elevating every number she inhabits. Since first taking ...

Mary Foster Conklin: These Precious Days

by Pierre Giroux
March 12, 2023

Mary Foster Conklin is a New York-based singer with an eclectic approach to the choices she makes in deciding upon a repetoire for her fifth release, These Precious Days. Unafraid to step outside the nine dots, she has focussed the project on lesser-known jazz and popular compositions by predominately female songwriters. Joining Conklin are a number ...

Like Minds

By Alan Broadbent

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: This I Dig of You; Prelude to Peace; With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair; Dance Only with Me; Airegin; Stairway to the Stars; Blue Pearl; This Is New; Yardbird Suite.

Live at Mezzrow

By Sheila Jordan

Label: Cellar Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Bird Alone; The Touch of Your Lips; What Is This Thing Called Love; The Bird & Confirmation; Look for the Silver Lining; Falling in Love with Love; Baltimore Oriole; Blue in Green; Autumn in New York; Lucky to Be Me.

Next Year's Song

By CeCe Gable

Label: Self Released
Released: 2022
Track listing: Next Year's Song; No Moon at All; Two for the Road; Just One of Those Things; Like a Lover (O Cantador); I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life; The Last Goodbye; My Romance; Moments Like This; Come Rain or Come Shine; From Me To You.

Sheila Jordan: Live at Mezzrow

by Angelo Leonardi
December 7, 2022

Inossidabile, leggendaria Sheila. Un anno fa usciva lo splendido inedito del 1960 con la Jordan agli inizi di carriera www.allaboutjazz.com/comes-love-lost-session-1960-sheila-jordan-capri-records e 6 decenni dopo la cantante è ancora on stage, in bella forma all'età di 93 anni. Com'è noto Sheila Jordan iniziò a cantare tardivamente—poco dopo i 30—e per motivi famigliari sviluppò la ...