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A German pianist and author of beautiful technique, Georg Graewe spent some time working with among the better performers in avant-garde jazz, modern, and improvised music from all over the world; including Uk saxophonist Evan Parker, Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, American percussionist Gerry Hemingway, Dutch cellist Ernst Reijseger, and Italian …

The son of renowned guitarist Jimmy Raney, Doug Raney has understandably been heavily influenced by his father. He’s an extraordinary soloist, and utilizes nearly identical full shades, sharp chording, and liquid voicings. He produced his first documenting with his dad and Al Haig within the middle-’70s, then do duo dates …

The Maddox Brothers (Cliff, Cal, Fred, Don, and “friendly Henry, the working girl’s friend”) and their sister Rose called themselves “America’s Most Colorful Hillbilly Music group.” They weren’t kidding. It wasn’t only a matter of hillbilly couture — though making use of their coordinating Turk fits and spangles the family …

Matthias Jabs was created in 1956. He’s a guitarist whose biggest state to fame continues to be his long background using the Scorpions. He initial joined up with the group in 1979 as an alternative for Michael Schenker. In fact, Schenker, sibling of Scorpions stalwart Rudolf Schenker, was just a …

A drummer with chops and musicality to burn off. European expatriatism provides helped hone his build.

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey 1st teamed up collectively on records because the Dorsey Brothers in 1928 however the organizations they led through 1933 were strictly studio room affairs, featuring basic jazz and sizzling dance music alongside some ballads. In 1934, they made a decision to put together a normal orchestra …

Barbara Bonney has achieved equivalent success in artwork song, oratorio, contemporary vocal music, and opera. Her little but well-projected tone of voice is especially suitable for Mozart, the lighter Richard Strauss operas, and everything however the heaviest lieder, and she’s been cautious in her selection of repertoire; actually in her …

If any group could possibly be defined by simply one hit record, a large contender will be the Wish Weavers who appreciated one hit single, “It’s Almost Tomorrow” early in 1956 rather than troubled the graphs again. Two close friends, Gene Adkinson and Wade Buff fulfilled while still at college, …

b. Joseph Carter, 1956, USA. Carter analyzed acoustic guitar from early child years, and in his advanced schooling earned levels in Jazz Overall performance. His research included time going to New York University or college and privately with Allan Hanlon, Sal Salvador and John Scofield. Carter also analyzed with saxophonist …

Described with the Boston Globe’s Michael Manning being a musician who performs “beyond virtuosity,” guitarist Sharon Isbin is a consistent task for critics, who battle to find the appropriate superlative that could perform justice to her exquisite playing. “In her hands,” had written Anne Midgette in THE BRAND NEW York …