Thursday, October 16, 2014

DANIEL GUANUCO



DANIEL GUANUCO A Professional Musician, Guitarist, Guitar Teacher from Cordoba - Argentina, has performed with Jazz Flat Trio and Pardon Me Duet. He works currently as a Guitar Teacher in prestigious conservatories and music schools in Argentina. In addition, he teaches private guitar lessons and workshops in several cities in Argentina. Specializing criticisim has refered to Daniel Guanuco by saying, "No unncessary demonstration of virtuosity, he improvises subtly and distilly melodic ideas."
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Tony Exum Jr.

                  
TONY EXUM, JR.
brings to mind the soufulness of David Sanborn, the sensual sounds of the late Grover Washington Jr. and the silky sounds of late George Howard.

Tony Exum, Jr. felt much the same in releasing his debut album of that name.

 In 1996, Exum joined with Meadowlark Jivin', a funk-filled jazz/blues/soul group local to Ft. Collins, CO and spearheaded by Brian Hull and, continued touring and recording with them for 7 years. Throughout it all, he had also stepped out on his own within the Colorado music scene and soon found himself opening for and performing with such notables as the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Manhattans, Chieli Minucci & Special EFX, Nelson Rangell, Marion Meadows, and many others.  Website 




 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

George Benson

Greatest Hits Of All has a nicely varied, mix of 19 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly talented artist. With many of the songs displaying a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only imagine are him own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions like love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.

After four years of touring and developing “An Unforgettable, A Tribute to Nat King Cole,” the legendary George Benson makes his most inspired album: My Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole. The recording is one of the most meaningful of Benson’s career and is a testament to the spirit of Cole’s timeless body of work. Benson’s heartfelt renditions of some of Cole’s greatest songs with Nelson Riddle arrangements and the 42-piece Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra are complemented by duets with Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and rising star Judith Hill, along with a special collaboration with multi-GRAMMY and Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Video for promo use.


Al Jarreau & George Benson




Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His website refers to Reservoir Avenue, the name of the street where he lived. His father was a minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. He and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and he and his mother performed at PTA meetings. Read More


George Benson- Benson was born and raised in the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.At the age of 7, Benson first played the ukulele in a corner drug store, for which he was paid a few dollars. At the age of 8, he played guitar in an unlicensed nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights, but the police soon closed the club down.  At the age of 10, Benson recorded his first single record, She Makes Me Mad, with RCA-Victor in New York, under the name Little Georgie. Read More




Friday, June 27, 2014

Rick Braun

Rick Braun’s done just about everything, from backing the likes of Rod Stewart and Sade to stepping out into the spotlight as a vocalist and a master of the trumpet and flugelhorn. The Allentown, Pennsylvania-born Braun began playing music in elementary school, ultimately winding up at the prestigious Eastman School of Music. There he hooked up with like-minded musicians to form a jazz-fusion combo, Auracle. Braun’s first big break came when he composed “Here With Me,” a Top 20 hit for REO Speedwagon. He soon became a highly regarded pop sideman, touring and recording with the likes of Rod Stewart, War, Sade, Tina Turner, Natalie Cole, and Tom Petty. The trumpeter became a NAC fixture with his debut, Intimate Secrets. His records have ranked in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart with Kisses in the Rain reigning at #1 for 11 weeks and his singles have held the #1 position on the R&R NAC/Smooth J Jazz album charts.


Saturday, April 12, 2014

Hoku Awards


 


Hawai‘i state universities and colleges, Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, a non-profit organization formed in 1982 to promote Hawai‘i’s recording industry and the music of Hawai‘i Compilation Album "Crossing"as we feature "In My Dreams and The Moon"now playing.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

André Stevens-Thomas


A smooth silky sound, the first tenor of vocalist Andre Steven- Thomas, began his career in his high school choir where he stood out as a lyrical tenor. His musical versatility includes: Gospel to Pop, R&B and Jazz. His first professional gig started with the musical “Pippin” playing as the Lead Actor, to sold-out audiences in Europe and Asia. He has worked with greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Lew Tabackin, Ray Charles, Morgana King, and Diane Schuur and headlined his own one-man show in England. He has toured Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Japan. He has performed to countless audiences with the USO Show and continues to enjoy his appearances with the newly formed Stevens-Thomas Group, on the CD SOMEBODY SOMEBODY LOVES

Internationally acclaimed stage and film performer ans  Vocalist:AndrĂ© Stevens-Thomas is no stranger to the entertainment world. He has performed since he was 5 years old and has an extensive background as a singer/songwriter and actor whose eagerness to win over and please his audiences never fails. He is ever present, his standards are high and his style is unique.
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Beverlie Brown

Beverlei Brown is a singer that in 2007 sang a duet with Justin Hawkins in their "Making Your Mind Up" entry in hope of representing the UK.

She was surrounded by controversy because that Scooch fans claimed that if she had performed the entry alone, she would have won.

Brown is now working on new material.
She recorded songs at the start of the decade such as "Part Time Lover" "Tell Me" and "Somebody Knows How You Feel", that all received some airplay on shows such as Trevor Nelsons Rhythm Nation on Radio 1.


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Teena Marie

Remembering  Teena Marie aka Christine Marie Brockert,Mary Christine Brockert
born, March 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California. She was the Motown protégé of the 1970s and '80s whose writing, production, and singing adroitly combined many genres (funk, rock, pop, R&B). Sadley passed away on December 26, 2010 in Pasadena, CA.

 Teena Marie, whose big, robust vocals. Many of her listeners wondered if she was a light-skinned African-American. Marie grew up in west Los Angeles in a neighborhood.  The singer/songwriter/producer was in her early twenties when, around 1977, she landed a job at Motown Records. It was at Motown that she met her mentor and paramour-to-be, Rick James, who ended up doing all of the writing and producing for her debut album of 1979. Switching to Epic in 1983, Marie recorded her fifth album, Robbery, and had a hit with "Fix It." In 1984, Marie recorded her sixth album, Starchild, and had her biggest pop hit ever with "Lovergirl." 

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Blake Aaron


A guitar genius, by the Los Angeles Times, Blake Aaron began his career as an LA studio musician and sideman and has recorded and/ or performed with such artists as Philip Bailey, Bobby Womack and Carlos Santana (Womack-Save the Children), The Gap Band, Lakeside, Dynasty, The Drifters, The Coasters, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Joe Houston, Mary Wells, Billy Bass, Bernie Worrell, Fish (Fishbone), producer Bill Laswell, Hiroshima, Eric Marienthal, Nelson Rangell, Marion Meadows, Ricky Lawson, Steve Reid's Bamboo Forest, Kuh LaDesma, and Gloria Trevi.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Deliaphaito Music



Deliaphaito Music; Michael Weathersby is a self made producer musician and performer from Los Angeles, USA. Mikes plays keyboards and writes and performs all his own music. He started his music journey as a young child. Influenced by a wide diversity of musicians from The Beatles to Herbie Hancock. Mike has performed in a few unknown groups over the years and performed in church choirs but now enjoys making his music alone. He has several music sites on the internet such as his myspace pages, reverbnation,  facebook, twitter and musicxray. 

Because of an ever growing fan base he has decided to take his music to the next level of music distribution, films tv and writing and producing other . artist. So hey world come and take a listen to the sounds of Mike's work, his self named Deliaphaito Music, and see and feel the difference. Sudan Sun

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Chuck Magione

Chuck Magione love affair with music has been characterized by his boundless energy, unabashed enthusiasm, and pure joy that radiates from the stage. Mangione first attracted attention with his brother, Gap, in a mainstream jazz band, The Jazz Brothers, in which he played trumpet much like that of the man who he refers to as his musical father-Dizzy Gillespie. In fact Dizzy gave Chuck an 'updo' horn just like his own.

Charles Frank aka "Chuck" Mangione is an American flugel horn player, trumpeter and composer who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single, "Feels So Good." Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960. Chuck Magione,still tours and I had a chance to see him back in 2007 in Las Vegas, Canery Casino.It was a spectacular evening.