Of all jazzmen named Bill Graham who aren’t linked to either the Fillmore East promoter or the minister from the same name, the reed participant from Kansas City may be the one using the lengthiest profession & most humongous pile of edges to his credit. He’s also an undesired guy …

Grime and various funk getting counted as a secured asset in blues and jazz, it just is practical that performers from the name of Charlie Grimes would come across coveted spots in a variety of hot bands. An early on presence concerning this name was an alto and tenor saxophonist …

Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase was the single guise of avant-garde guitarist Chris Cooper, who’d previously worked throughout the Bay Region with “industrial bluegrass” oddballs Caroliner and adventurous indie-popsters Deerhoof. When the economically strapped Caroliner continued hiatus in the past due ’90s, Cooper struck from his own, implementing the Angst Hase …

Since its formation in 1976, the Emerson String Quartet has gradually achieved recognition among the world’s top chamber ensembles. The group’s status partly rests upon its daring interpretations of primary string quartet repertory; they have performed the entire quartet cycles of Beethoven, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, and Bartók in main concert halls …

Mike Harney continues to be a devoted follower and booster of Progressive Bluegrass and its own wealthy cousin, New Acoustic Music, for over ten years. He listens to music at least 4 or 5 hours a trip to both his house and workplace in Massachusetts and attends concerts as much …

Vocalist, songwriter, and Tallahassee local Eric Durrance includes a company background in nation music because of his step-dad, who all played electric guitar, piano, and drums, and his mom and grandfather, who all taught him to sing tranquility, and his grandparents, who all played him George Jones. Afterwards Durrance gravitated …

John Book is a freelance music article writer going back 12 years, composing for several underground fanzines and mags, including Curious Products, MaximumRockNRoll, Reflex, The Rocket, Goldmine, DiscRespect, and DISCoveries. He also released and edited his personal music fanzine, Strength. Desert Isle Picks 1. THE BEATLES – Sgt. Pepper’s Unhappy …

Sanne Salomonsen is a Danish pop singer having a deep catalog of single and group result that spans years. Her single career originally required airline flight in the middle-’80s, though she continuing to experience achievement in subsequent years with a variety of Danish- and English-language materials. Born on Dec 30, …

Label lickers may argument about whether Harry Ferguson was an R&B honker or a big-band jazzman, in the second option case frequently residing in his chair while among the various other tenor saxophonists stood up to kick a single. The simple truth is, Ferguson’s musical encounters unfolded in action-packed moments, …

Peter Wright, a significant participant in Chicago’s popular music surroundings in the ’60s and ’70s, has thrived along with his business, Peter Wright and Affiliates, managing, hooking music artists up with street functions, administrating Edgewater Posting, and assigning and offering privileges to his vast collection of experts. Wright’s primary gig, …