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A Musical Tribute To Chick Corea: Part 3

by Len Davis
March 14, 2021

We continue with part 3 of our musical tribute to Chick Corea with music recorded between 1986 and 2018. The Chick Corea Electric Band featuring guitarist Scott Henderson and the Electric band featuring guitarist Mike Miller and drummer Gary Novak and we finish with Steve Gadd and Chick Corea from their album Chinese Butterfly.

Gergo Borlai: Talkin' Drummers and Drumming

by Jim Worsley
March 9, 2021

Most kids have heroes. Whether they be athletes, astronauts, artists, astrophysicists, (and that's just the “A's") or any of the many asundered possibilities. Gergo Borlai needn't go passed the “D's" to find his calling. Drumming came early, incredibly early, and he has never looked back. Determination and commitment can be a powerful force. Before long the ...

Variations Of Relevance

By Silvio Amato

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Between The Clouds; Blue Roses; Ligeti; Night Of The 7 Moons; Rimembranze; Scarlet Letters; Sonnet Melancholia; Thruthful Intentions; Three Views Of A Secret

Blue Roses

June 14, 2020

Album: Variations Of Relevance
By Silvio Amato
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 03:28

Silvio Amato: Variations Of Relevance

by Jim Worsley
April 16, 2020

Silvio Amato has a well-established career as a composer, arranger, and film scorer. Amongst other projects, the Italian-born pianist has written soundtracks for major motion pictures, a multitude of pieces for children's television programming, theme songs for a variety of television shows, and has been highly successful with ice ballets. His compositions for Peter Pan, Snow ...

Jimmy Haslip/Scott Kinsey/Gergo Borlai: ARC Trio

by Jim Worsley
March 28, 2020

A distant relative of Jimmy Haslip's first record as a leader, Arc (GRP, 1993), Arc Trio is a breath of fresh air. The core trio of Haslip, Scott Kinsey, and Gergo Borlai intelligently reimagine the fusion genre. While embracing essential elements of fusion past, they bring an enlightened vision to the epicenter as well as a ...

Jimmy Haslip: Amperes Beyond the BASSics, Part 2

by Jim Worsley
February 24, 2020

In case you missed it, Part One of my conversation with Jimmy Haslip covered a lot of ground and had a few good laughs along the way. Although we talked about the Yellowjackets, we delved more deeply into why and how he parted ways with the band some eight years ago. Haslip has been producing records ...

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Jimmy Haslip: Amperes Beyond The BASSics, Part 1

by Jim Worsley
February 5, 2020

The name Jimmy Haslip needs no introduction. So, he doesn't get one. Seriously, we had a lot of ground to cover and he had so many great stories and interesting asides to share that we are breaking the interview into two parts as it is. So, without further ado... All About Jazz: I ...

Bob Sheppard: The Clark Kent of Jazz

by Jim Worsley
October 31, 2019

An unassuming bespectacled man in his mid-sixties walks on to the stage. In a band with stellar, famous, and maybe flashier musicians, one could be forgiven if they didn't even notice him right away. But as soon as Bob Sheppard presses a saxophone, clarinet, or flute onto his lips, he is super, man! An incredible musician ...