Modern and traditional themes are boxed together as Gregor Huebner plays both acoustic and electric violin with a core team of Ludwig Afons/dr, Klaus Mueller/p, John Benitez/b Jouie Bauzo/prec, Jerome Goldschmidt/perc and collection of vocalists and musicians. The result is…
Month: May 2019
Gabrielle Stravelli: Pick Up My Pieces-Sings Willie Nelson
It takes a lot of moxie to take on the Willie Nelson songbook and not wear a pair of blue jeans, but Gabrielle Stravelli does it, and makes it work. She brings in an assortment of horns with a working…
LET’S BOOGIE!
One of the greatest contributions to Western Civilization is undoubtedly the boogie blues groove. It is the marrow and pulse of most of the greatest jazz and rock albums. Without it, there would be no “swing,” as the “boogie woogie”…
REESE WYNANS: HUMMING ON THE HAMMOND WITH STEVIE RAY, JOE B AND…BEYOND!
LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, BOGIE AND BACALL, MAGIC AND KAREEM OR FRED AND GINGER, THE HAMMOND B3 AND THE BLUES SHUFFLE IS ONE OF THE GREAT PARINGS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. ONE OF THE LIVING MASTERS IS REESE WYNANS, WHO…
ARLEN ROTH: THE TELEMASTER
ONE OF THE ICONIC GUITARS FOR JAZZ, BLUES AND ROCK FANS IS THE FENDER TELECASTER, BETTER KNOWN AS THE “TELE”. CREATED IN 1950, THIS SOLID BODY BEAUTY HAS CREATED A SOUND AND STYLE ALL IT’S OWN, WITH LEGIONS OF FANS…