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Gina Kronstadt: Come Over
by Bruce Lindsay
Gina Kronstadt has graced recordings by many musical giants, including Dr John, Charlie Haden, Rod Stewart and Aretha Franklin. Most of the time it's her talent as a violinist that's called upon. For her debut release as leader, Come Over, she puts the violin to one side and concentrates on singing: original songs of love, with ...
Pablo Records and My Introduction to Jazz
by C. Michael Bailey
Right on the heels of its celebration of Riverside Records' 60th Anniversary, Concord Music Group celebrates Pablo Records' 40th Anniversary with remasters from its deep and broad catalog. My first brush with jazz came from a Pablo release and I wanted to share some thoughts on the label, the friends that turned me onto jazz and, ...
"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist
Jeff Golub teams with jazz-rock keyboard icon Brian Auger for his first new album since losing his sight Port Washington, NY: It’s been a helluva two years since guitarist Jeff Golub released his last album, “Three Kings,” which paid tribute to blues legends B.B., Freddie & Albert King. As the record was released, the optic nerves ...
Doug Webb: Swing Shift
by Jack Bowers
Doug Webb is one of a large number of accomplished saxophonists on the West Coast who have largely flown under the radar because... well, basically because they are on the West Coast. That's not to imply that Webb or his cohorts are penniless or not working steadily; that is not the case at all. Besides fronting ...
Preta Gil: New York, NY, June 16, 2013
by Ernest Barteldes
Preta GilBrazilian Film Festival at Central Park SummerstageNew York, NYJune 16, 2013 Backed by a simple four-piece band (drums, guitar, bass, keys), Rio de Janeiro-born Preta Gil took the stage with her Meu Corpo Quer Voce" ("My Body Wants You"), a hit single for her in Brazil. The audience--mostly formed by ...
Hot Rod Jazz God, Part 2: An Open Letter to Rod Stewart
by Jason West
Um, Mr. Stewart, if you're reading this, first I want to apologize. In the past I wrote some things that you may have found slightly offensive.Like those bits about harmless Uncle Rod who shows up on holidays with a bottle-shaped microphone and comparing your interpretation of standard jazz melodies to a bull in downtown ...
Legendary Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn Passes Away At Age 70
Donald “Duck” Dunn, who played on hundreds of rock and soul classics as the bassist for Booker T. and the MGs, and later as a session player, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70. Steve Cropper, the MGs guitarist, broke the news on his Facebook page at approximately 12:30AM Eastern time. “Today I lost ...