Just before the 90 minute set started, drummer Joe LaBarbera was asked if this set with Gary Smulyan/bari, Bob Mintzer/ts and Darek Oles/b was part of a tour or recording project. “No,” he replied, “it’s just some guys getting together…
Month: November 2015
JEAN-LUC PONTY: STILL UPON THE WINGS OF MUSIC
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICES IN THE HEYDAY OF JAZZ FUSION WAS VIOLINIST JEAN-LUC PONTY. NOT ONLY WAS HE ON SEMINAL ALBUMS BY FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, BUT HIS SOLO ALBUMS LIKE AURORA AND HIS DUETS WITH…
ROGER KELLAWAY: ALL IN THE FAMILY
HIS MUSIC IS SOME OF THE MOST FAMILIAR TO THE EARS OF BABY BOOMERS, AND WE DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT. ROGER KELLAWAY, ONE OF THE UNHERALDED GIANTS OF JAZZ PIANO, REFLECTS HIS MUSICAL FLEXIBILITY BY MEANS OF HIS LATEST THREE…