Frederick Nighthawk

One of several superb keyboardists often executing as soloists within the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay region, Frederick Nighthawk also increases the flock of stage titles from both rings and front-line blues performers evoking this specific varieties of feathered friend; hawks generally are popular with this genre — as are crows, jaybirds, ravens, and roosters. Just like a Frisco seaside but contain the seagulls, this Nighthawk’s blues foam over with influx upon influx of impact from genres such as for example nation and jazz to that your deeply expressive blues custom may be the sandy house ground. Not really a performer to cling exclusively to a typical or historical repertoire, Nighthawk is definitely known for his unique songwriting, presented prominently on produces for labels such as for example Red Hill and Orchard. He’s got the required time to hone this materials, sometimes performing as much as 250 annual times as both a bandleader and soloist. Like a article writer, Nighthawk proceeds what some might look at a bird-brained analogy with “Through to a Hawksbill,” dips deeply into local nature research on compositions such as for example “The Wild Coastline,” “Special Morning Rainfall,” and “Shades from the Dawn,” and delivers within a traditional blues design on “Blues for My Baby.”