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Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Bruce Hornsby Interviewed at AAJ...and More
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 ...
Bruce Hornsby: The Master of Levitation
by Mark F. Turner
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 ...
2010'S Rising Star is 15-Year-Old Gifted Songbird Nikki Yanofsky
As you are making your early 2010 coverage plans, beautiful teenage Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky needs to be at the top of your list. Heralded as a “young Ella Fitzgerald, with poise, polish, nuance and artistry" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), you're certain to hear/read about Yanofsky in the coming months. Here's why: Produced by Phil Ramone and Jesse ...
A Tribute to Cannonball
Washington, DC, correspondent John Birchard ventures into the jazz wilds of the US capital in search of live music and reports to Rifftides readers on what he hears. This time, the event was a tribute concert. CANNONBALL REVISITED By John Birchard It could have been 1962. On Saturday evening at Baird ...
Joe Albano Interview on breakthruradio.com!
Take a glimpse into the life and times of the enigmatic saxophonist! Joe Albano at breakthruradio.com. More About Joe Albano Joe Albano, a native of Boston, MA, now residing in NYC, began his instrumental studies at 14 with local hometown hero, Saxophonist Ray DeNice. Quickly gravitating to the saxophone, and ignoring all logic and reason, he ...
Back from Russia, Rowland's Voice is Still Going Strong
By Kellie Hwang, for The Arizona Republic Local jazz singer Dennis Rowland has a bit of a cough. And no one could blame the Valley legend, who just returned from Russia following a tour of Asia and Europe. Of course, a little cold never stopped the jazz veteran, ...
Agustí Fernández: saber escuchar
by Guillem Vidal
Agustí Fernández (Palma de Mallorca, 1954) comparece puntualmente a su cita con All About Jazz en una mesa del bar del Auditori de Barcelona contigua a la que ocupa en ese momento Horacio Fumero, el contrabajista de Tete Montoliu. Estamos entre el edificio donde el pianista imparte clases de improvisación en jazz y música contemporánea ("el ...
Interview: David Allyn (Part 2)
True confession: I probably listen to David Allyn's A Sure Thing (World Pacific) from 1957 at least once every two weeks. The album features soaring charts by Johnny Mandel, and it's among the most perfect male vocal packages ever recorded. That's a pretty big statement, but you won't find much pushback from those who own it ...
John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton - Rhythm is Their Business
Rhythm is their business John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton keep the heart of the big band beating. October 23, 2009 By Bill Meredith Jazz & Blues Florida For 25 years, bassist John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton have formed the back line of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Founded in 1985 ...
Wayne Wallace: Trombonist on the Run
By Tad Hendrickson It's hard to know where to begin with San Francisco-based trombonist Wayne Wallace. Since going professional at 16, he's played with such varied legends as Ray Charles, McCoy Tyner, Lena Horne, Earth Wind & Fire and John Lee Hooker. He's twice been nominated as “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" and once for his trombone ...
