Results for "Niacin"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Bill Evans-Randy Brecker and more

by Len Davis
December 18, 2020

Jaco Pastorius: The Criteria Sessions, John McLaughlin: The Heart Of things, John Scofield and much more. Playlist Jaco Pastorius “Baloon Song" from Modern American Music: The Criteria Sessions (Omnivore) 00:00 Niacin “Elbow Grease" from Time Crunch (Magna Carta) 08:31 John McLaughlin “Healing Hands" from The Heart of Things (Verve) 16:50 John Scofield “Protocol" from ...

Musician

Niacin

Active since: 1996

Jazz fusion supergroup Niacin, composed of star rock bassist Billy Sheehan, keyboard guru John Novello, and funk rock drummer Dennis Chambers, has both returned fusion to its roots with the resurrection of the venerable Hammond B-3 organ and given it a shot in the arm with an injection of hard rock sensibility. Formed in the mid-1990s, the group has continued to produce albums and tour into the 2000s, racking up accolades along the way—even as its members nurture solo careers and contribute to other bands.

Niacin was formed in the middle of the 1990s when rock bassist Billy Sheehan teamed up with keyboard player John Novello to create a vehicle for their work in jazz fusion and progressive rock. The duo brought in drummer Dennis Chambers to complete the trio. All three musicians were well established in rock and jazz circles at the time of the group's formation, crossing easily between the two musical styles. The centerpiece of the band is the Hammond B-3 organ, an instrument that has graced many a jazz and progressive rock recording and, until the late 1970s, was almost as essential to rock and jazz as the guitar or drum. The instrument also lent the group its name; niacin is also known as vitamin B3.

Album

Krush

By Niacin

Label: Prosthetic Records
Released: 2013
Track listing:

Article: Album Review

Niacin: Krush

by Glenn Astarita
September 24, 2013

After a lengthy hiatus, the high-impact progressive rock and jazz-fusion trio fires back with its 6th studio album. The respective musicians' demanding schedules as first-call session aces and ongoing affiliations with other bands, both in and out of the studio, spans multiple jazz and rock related genres. Here, the trio's vigorous turbo-powered gait remains intact, along ...

Video

Niacin

Featuring the music of Niacin
Duration: 08:27
March 25, 2013

Niacin, which features legendary keyboardist John Novello (Chick Corea, Ritchie Cole) on the Hammond B-3 organ alongside world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (Santana, John Scofield) and guitarist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Steve Vai), will be releasing their sixth studio album "Krush" on April 2nd.The moniker Niacin -- the common name of the vitamin B3 -- refers to the integral use of the Hammond B-3 organ combined with jazz and rock roots.

Article: Album Review

douBt: Never Pet a Burning Dog

by Mark Redlefsen
February 4, 2011

Guitarist Michel Deville, of the Belgian Wrong Object, and British keyboardist Alex Maguire team up to form a power trio with drummer Tony Bianco as doubt, on its debut, Never Pet a Burning Dog. Deville steps out with a louder, more direct tone, affectionately and more overtly exposing the influence of Terje Rypdal--even including one of ...

Album

Organik

By Niacin

Label: Magna Carta Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Barbarian @ The Gate; Nemesis; Blisterine; King Kong; Super Grande; Magnetic Food; Hair of the Dog; 4'5 3; Stumble on the Truth; Club Soor; No Shame; Clean House; Footprints in the Sand (extra special bonus track).

Album

Drum Nation (Volume Two)

By Niacin

Label: Irond
Released: 2005
Track listing: Meetings; Toccata ; One Less Worry; The Last Page ; Cosmic Slop ; Space Martini ; My Fellow Astronauts; Steroids ; Herd Instinct ; The Barbarian; Baby-Faced Assassin; Cissy Strut ; Family Affair;

Album

The Loner - A Tribute To Jeff Beck

By Niacin

Label: ESC Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Vicoden; Cause We've Ended As Lovers; Led Boots; Snow; Brush With The Blues; Song Holy Hall; Head For A Backstage Pass; Star Cycle; My Heavy Heart; Blue Wind; Dinner For Jeff; Farewell; Pygmy People;

Article: Album Review

Niacin: Organik

by John Kelman
November 13, 2005

With a collective resume that ranges from the ostentatious stadium rock of David Lee Roth and Mr. Big to the fusion of John Scofield and John McLaughlin, the members of Niacin--keyboardist John Novello, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Dennis Chambers--clearly have chops to spare. What's remarkable about their sixth release, Organik, is the unbelievable high level ...