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Article: Album Review

Michael Landau / Robben Ford / Jimmy Haslip / Gary Novak: Renegade Creation

Read "Renegade Creation" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
September 1, 2010

While by no means an absolute, there's a strong case for great jazzers making great rockers: Larry Carlton with Steely Dan and Michael Jackson; drummer Steve Gadd with Eric Clapton and Paul Simon; and saxophonist Michael Brecker with Billy Joel and Blue Oyster Cult. Renegade Creation's four artists may possesses a broader jazz vernacular, but it's ...

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Levitate

By Bruce Hornsby

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Black Rats Of London; Prairie Dog Town; Cyclone; Continents Drift; Paperboy; Invisible; Levitate; Here We Are Again; Space Is The Place; Michael Raphael; Simple Prayer; In The Low Country.

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News: Interview

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Bruce Hornsby Interviewed at AAJ...and More

October 27, 2009

For more than 20 years, singer/songwriter, pianist/composer, and band-leader Bruce Hornsby, has proven to be a survivor in an ever changing music environment. From winning multiple awards including a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1987 for the multi-platinum album The Way It Is (RCA, 1986) with his band The Range, to dual releases in 2007 ...

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Article: Interview

Bruce Hornsby: The Master of Levitation

by Mark F. Turner
October 27, 2009

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Article: Album Review

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers: Levitate

Read "Levitate" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
October 27, 2009

It is an oxymoronic but accurate statement that would describe Bruce Hornsby as a contemporary traditionalist. Traditionalist in the sense that his music is steeped in the heartland of America--a riverboat pianism with not only the blues, but also jazz and pop; a storyteller whose song vignettes portray the everyday lives of ordinary folk as heard ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Philadelphia Jazz at the Kimmel Center in October: Lizz Wright and Danilo Perez Trio Pay Tribute to Billie Holiday; Christian McBride and Friends; and Melody Gardot

September 25, 2009

Philadelphia has a long history as a vibrant and pulsating jazz community. This October, the Kimmel Center turns the spotlight on Philadelphia-born jazz luminaries who continue to evolve America’s indigenous art form. Philly’s own bass virtuoso Christian McBride celebrates the 20th anniversary of his musical work in a performance with Grammy® Award-winning pianist Bruce Hornsby, his ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Icon Sonny Rollins Kicks Off Kimmel Center Presents 2009/10 Season, September 25

September 8, 2009

“...Rollins is still the reigning god of the tenor saxophone, one of jazz's most innovative and influential pioneers... a volcano of fierce inventiveness and raw, urgent power." Washington Post “Nobody rivals his fluid mastery..." Boston Globe Jazz icon Sonny Rollins kicks off Kimmel Center Presents 2009/10 season on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 8pm in Verizon ...

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News: Recording

Chesky Records Releases Jen Chapin's "Revisions: Songs of Stevie Wonder"

August 25, 2009

New York, NY -- Chesky Records, the premiere audiophile label founded by multi-Grammy-nominated composer David Chesky and his brother Norman, announces the release of Jen Chapin's reVisions: Songs of Stevie Wonder. The 12-track Hybrid SACD (Super-Audio Compact Disc), also featuring Stephan Crump on bass and Chris Cheek on soprano, tenor, and baritone sax, includes 10 Stevie ...

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News: Recording

Bruce Hornsby Busy with Music, Film, Broadway Musical

July 11, 2009

A new album, a new label, a Broadway play and a cameo in a Robin Williams film are keeping multi-Grammy winning artist Bruce Hornsby busy for 2009. “Levitate," Hornsby's 12-song set, is slated for a September 15 release via Verve and finds the multi-instrumentalist collaborating with his band the Noisemakers on their first recordings together since ...

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Article: Profile

The Allman Brothers Band: 40 Years Out

by Alan Bryson
June 13, 2009

So what do Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White have in common with Kid Rock, Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top? All were part of the Allman Brothers Band's three-week musical extravaganza at New York City's Beacon Theater celebrating the band's 40th anniversary. This year's list of surprise guests also included ...