The honey-toned chanteuse within the surprise Brazilian crossover hit “THE LADY From Ipanema,” Astrud Gilberto parlayed her previously unscheduled appearance (and professional singing debut) within the song right into a lengthy career that led to nearly twelve albums for Verve and an effective performing career that lasted in to the …

San Francisco’s Mover is among the brighter famous actors in California’s Cosmic American Music galaxy. The band’s music can be an amalgam of affects, blending old-fashioned rock and roll & move — like the Moving Rocks (circa 1969-1971), Creedence Clearwater Revival, Big Superstar, and various other ’70s groupings — using …

Tim Weisberg is a pop/jazz flautist whose profession has carried him across a brace of single albums and program use the Monkees, the Carpenters, Dave Mason, Kim Carnes, and David Benoit, also to collaborations with Herbie Hancock. His most significant achievement, & most familiar function before the open public, however, …

Until he began branching out in 1996 having a barrage of album productions and remix classics (many of that have been heard by more folks compared to the originals), Armand Van Helden was among the best-kept secrets internal music, saving for such brands as Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., and Reasoning. …

Trumpeter and crooner Right up until Brönner may be the most well-known German jazz musician of his era, updating traditional bebop sensibilities via components of modern R&B and hip-hop. Created in Viersen, Germany, on, may 6, 1971, Brönner found out the music of Charlie Parker at 13, and later on …

One of the better bands using the worst type of fortune, New Jersey’s the Wrens were establishing themselves among the catchiest & most thoughtful indie rock and roll sets of the ’90s when label complications prevented them from releasing another recording for seven years. The group — guitarist/vocalist Charles Bissell, …

A pioneer from the acidity home sound, 808 Condition formed in Manchester, Britain in 1988 when Martin Cost, who owns the city’s legendary record shop Eastern Bloc as well as the founder from the unbiased label Creed, initial joined up with forces with regional musician and manufacturer Graham Massey. After …

Vulcano were among Brazil’s first rock bands of notice. Coming into presence a while before (and having no little impact upon) that country’s most well-known metallic export, Sepultura, Vulcano’s albums had been much too inaccessible to surface area above the rock underground with any regularity; yet, alongside fellow Brazilians Sarcofago, …

Mile is a display for the tracks of vocalist/guitarist Noel Hartough. Delivered circa 1973, Hartough was raised in Houston where he bucked mainstream flavor by hearing the music of such 1980s functions as Chameleons U.K., the Smiths, and Lloyd Cole. He persuaded his parents to get him a acoustic guitar …

Dubbo, a big provincial town in New South Wales, Australia, provided 1 exception towards the rule that a lot of rings in Australia result from the top state capitals. Maybe this helps to describe the Reels, whose musical path continues to be erratic, however amazing. Centered around Dave Mason (vocals) …