Dipping a toe into Cody B territory, the Wingate label was, along with Ric-Tic, a subsidiary of Golden World Records, the label formed by Ed Wingate and boxer's widow Joanne Bratton in Detroit in 1962, and considered in its early years a rival to Motown. Indeed, most of the musicians playing on Golden World Sessions were Motown sidemen moonlighting; for a fuller history of the label and its sta...
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Wonderful tune from the debut LP of Mr. Parks. Good stuff Nemesis"A jazz pianist who takes risks, Parks is a wonder on his major-label debut." —DETAILS From his web site:"Somebody once asked me to find two words that describe the music I make, and the words I picked were 'spontaneous' and 'cinematic,'" says Aaron Parks. Having clarified the essence of his art, the pianist kept those two words c.
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Detroit Free Press (MCT) -- DETROIT — First novels are often thinly disguised autobiographies, so why should a first piano concerto be any different? Michel Camilo's Piano Concerto No. 1, which the 55-year-old jazz pianist performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this week, describes most of the key influences in his musical life. In its blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, classical forms and .
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Marco Benevento (& Friends): Live In NYC: The Sullivan Hall Residency DVD: On Sale Now!Including performances and interviews with Andrew Barr, Brad Barr, Billy Martin, Bobby Previte, Dave Fiuczynski, DJ Olive, G. Calvin Weston, Joe Russo, John Ellis, Jonas Hellborg, Kaki King, Marc Friedman, Reed Mathis, Skerik, Stanton Moore and Steven Bernstein. At the outset of 2008, Marco Benevento set up ...
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Wolfgang’s Vault expanded their operations over the past few years from selling the contents of Bill Graham’s vault to offering streams and downloads of live music from many genres. Music fans have benefited greatly from the expansion as we can now stream for free – or download at a reasonable price – thousands of concerts that were otherwise unavailable in any form.[Thelonious Monk at the
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From his appearances with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, Brian Pastor Big Band and Philadelphia Orchestra to his live performances in front of thousands of people while regularly touring with legendary crooner Bobby Caldwell, Andrew Neu is one of the most exciting, multi-genre musicians today. Now, in his third solo CD release, it is [...]
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