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Take Five With The Music Upstairs Project

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Meet The Music Upstairs Project:Feast your eyes on that Spin Doctor's mixtape. The Music Upstairs Project is the brainchild of 4 MILES Records founder and recording artist Cameron Turner. A well-traveled, self-produced multi-instrumentalist, Turner combines his knowledge of modern recording software and groove-based programs with his 60's and '70s-era psychedelic fusion influences. Following the ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Brett Favre Isn't The Only Comeback Kid

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The ink was barely dry on last month's report that trumpeter Rob Parton had decided to break up his superlative Chicago-based JazzTech Big Band after more than twenty years at the helm before Parton was back with a brand new ensemble, one whose purpose, he says, “is to mirror that of the European Radio Orchestras where ...

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Article: Interview

Aaron Akins: Thinking Love

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Aaron Akins' music is something out of the ordinary. After all, a certain reminiscence of the voice of Nat “King" Cole wrapped up in the arms of a sophisticated Urban beat is not something heard every day. Jazz is an alive music. Its rawness leaves an open door for pure artistry to grow and ...

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Article: Live Review

The Rock Royalty Tour: The Zombies, The Yardbirds & The Spencer Davis Group

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The Zombies, The Yardbirds & The Spencer Davis GroupThe Fillmore At Irving Plaza New York, NY July 10, 2009 “I'm A Man," “Over Under Sideways Down," “Heart Full of Soul," “For Your Love," “The Train Kept A-Rollin'" and “Gimme Some Lovin'" were but a few of the huge hits served ...

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Article: Album Review

Kat Edmonson: Take To The Sky

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Jazz vocalist Kat Edmonson summed up her musical philosophy best when she told journalist Joey Guerra, “I just think good music is good music." The Austin-based singer's album Take To The Sky draws half of its repertoire from America's most timeless Tin Pan Alley songwriters, including the Gershwins and Cole Porter. The other half of the ...

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Article: Film Review

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: Live From Madison Square Garden

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Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden Reprise Records 2009 The garish pseudo psychedelic cover graphics of guitarist Eric Clapton and keyboard player and guitarist Steve Winwood's Live From Madison Square Garden package mislead. These recordings taken from a three night run at the hallowed venue in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at the Bowl: Fantasy Becomes Reality

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at the Bowl: Fantasy Becomes Reality

The stairway to classic-rock heaven extended straight into the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night as '60s British rock heroes Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood closed their all-too-quick 14-city, three-week U.S. tour with a nearly 2 -hour excursion through the music they created, individually and collectively, three and four decades ago. Even without considering any of the ...

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Article: Profile

The Allman Brothers Band: 40 Years Out

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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 ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Alan Steward

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Meet Alan Steward:I started making music when I was 13 and I was always fascinated by technology. In my early years performing, I traveled with 12 keyboards and drum machines and even though I was considered an electronic artist, There was always a good dose of funk and soul in my music. Today, my ...

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Article: Film Review

Rory Gallagher: Live In Cork

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Rory Gallagher Live In Cork Eagle Vision 2009 A true labor of love, Live In Cork (previously released on VHS as Messin' With The Kid) functions as a salute to the late guitarist and singer Rory Gallagher, a travelogue to the Irish city and a celebration of the ...


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