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Michael Shrieve

Over the course of his eminent career, Michael Shrieve has written, produced and played on albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael at age nineteen was the youngest performer at Woodstock. He helped create the first eight albums of this seminal group, and was on the forefront of shaping a new musical era. Michael is respected world-wide for his adventurous experimentation with the most creative and masterful musicians. No other drummer has collaborated with such longevity and sophistication alongside artists in such diverse genres as rock, jazz, electronic, DJ and world music

A Night at the Jazz Circus! - Part 1

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

Circus is like Jazz. They both require a great deal of originality and a capacity to improvise and be in the moment. They come out of a sense of urgency and self-expression since artists do not embrace them to get rich. And they both demand incredible dedication and discipline. This week we explore the ...

Woodstock—Back to the Garden: 50th Anniversary Experience

By JOHN KELMAN

First things first. For all but the most committed of fans, knowledge of what transpired, how it transpired and when it transpired at the now-legendary 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Fair has, despite a variety of initial, 25th and 40th Anniversary audio and video releases, been severely limited. As engaging, entertaining and well-constructed as these various ...

Wayne Horvitz: A Musical Portrait

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

This week we focus on the music of Wayne Horvitz with special attention for his latest two releases, The Snowghost Sessions and Those Who Remain. It's hard to condense in two hours the long career and many facets of a composer and pianist of great versatility, but we will do our best to present highlights from ...

Nicola Conte: Let Your Light Shine On

By CHRIS M. SLAWECKI

One of the best parts of Let Your Light Shine On is how it plucks out musical threads from throughout the galaxy (more on that later) and knits them together into truly groovy, soulful cloth. But music is only one of many real good things this set has going on. Light is the first ...

Heartbeats Full of Soul

By CHRIS M. SLAWECKI

Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy Let Your Light Shine On MPS 2018 One of the best parts of Let Your Light Shine On is how it plucks out musical threads from throughout the galaxy (more on that later) and knits them together into truly groovy, soulful cloth. But ...

Wire Trio alla Casa del Jazz

By MARIO CALVITTI

Wire Trio Roma Jazz Festival 2018 Casa del Jazz 08.07.2018 Il cinquantennale del festival di Woodstock del 1969 ricorrerà il prossimo anno, ma le celebrazioni sono già cominciate. Il recente progetto Woodstock Reloaded del Wire Trio di Enzo Pietropaoli con Enrico Zanisi e Alessandro Paternesi ha già prodotto un CD ...

Tyrant Lizard: Tyrant Lizard

By PAUL RAUCH

Tyrant Lizard is a trio that evolved from the Improvised Music Project at the University of Washington in Seattle, a program that exists as both an artistic movement and registered student organization led by eclectic modernist trumpeter and composer, Cuong Vu. Each of the three musicians are truly original voices of their respective craft, featuring trumpeter ...

Michael Shrieve's Spellbinder

By MICHAEL SHRIEVE

Label: Colorburst Soundfield Records, LLC
Released: 2016
Track listing: Pop Raladrao; One; Renewal; Darkside; Deliverance; Triloni; 1902; I Don't Believe You; Grump; Market; Bridge The Gap.

Michael Shrieve: Michael Shrieve's Spellbinder

By DOUG COLLETTE

Despite a varied series of projects, prolific master drummer Michael Shrieve has maintained a comparatively low profile since his days as a member of the original Santana band. But with the reunion of that ensemble, the time's certainly right for him to step directly into the limelight with Spellbinder, which, even it doesn't exhibit the same ...