A talented guitarist and songwriter who made a name for himself in both folk and rock and roll circles, Keith Xmas was created in Wivenhoe, Essex, Britain on Oct 13, 1946. As a young child, Xmas absorbed his initial musical affects from his brother’s assortment of blues albums and his …

Drummer Manu Katche blossomed being a modern jazz drummer and music group leader, emerging within the mid-2000s after having used his talk about of popular music artists. Created in Saint Maur Des Fossés, France on Oct 27, 1958, he researched traditional piano at age group seven in Paris, with age …

A Uk folk group with solid nation influences and great harmonies, Plainsong were formed in 1972 by Ian Matthews, a former person in Fairport Convention and leader of Matthews Southern Convenience, and Andy Roberts, who had caused the Scaffold as well as the Liverpool Picture before launching an effective career …

Based on who you speak to, the irrepressible Jools Holland is most beneficial referred to as a blisteringly energetic, piano-pounding performer of boogie-woogie, jazz, and R&B; or because the keyboard-wizard sideman to 1 of the fantastic new influx pop bands from the ’70s and ’80s; or among the U.K.’s most …

Evolving from thrash steel to a far more progressive, symphonic make of steel with classical vocals and tools, the CCM group Believer shaped in the past due ’80s. Vocalist/guitarist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub will be the just constants within the constantly revolving lineup. Believer’s debut record Extractions from …

Larry Bright was created Julian Ferebee Bright in Norfolk, VA, on August 17, 1934. His stepfather, a Navy guy, nicknamed him “small Larry.” The Shiny family moved regularly round the South, finally settling in Corpus Christi, TX, where Shiny learned to try out your guitar. He was subjected to a …

Dark Tape for the Blue Girl’s ethereal, mournful sound virtually described the darkwave visual of the label, Projekt Information, an organization owned and operated with the group’s creator, composer and keyboardist Sam Rosenthal. Produced in 1983, Projekt was originally envisioned as an electric outlet for Rosenthal’s single digital music; upon …

The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is generally his sound. The greater control a new player has on the nature of this sound, the much more likely he’s to project a unique musical personality. For instance, a saxophonist provides practically unlimited physical control of the audio that comes …

The Scottish folk-ambient band the Blue Nile has enjoyed a mystique contrived by its inaccessibility as well as the infrequency of its recordings, nonetheless it in addition has made some critically acclaimed discs. The group was shaped by three Glasgow natives who got graduated from college or university there: vocalist/songwriter/guitarist …