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Andre Ward
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Saxophonist Andre Ward is an artist who has gone through a lot of hoops to get to where he is today. Going through the school system in Chicago, he got an interest in music, which followed to Boston, where he learned his trade through the education process. However, he learned very quickly that in order to get youself noticed,...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Leon Ware
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Oh Wonderful Internet! Before the World Wide Web was at our fingertips, I wonder what journalists all around the world had to go through to research certain subjects, issues, people. You had to perform real detective-work for your little bit of salary. Libraries, archives and memories of fellow friends and colleagues had to be contacted; a tremendous amount of...
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Artist Interview by Michael Arens
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Rick Washbrook
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Touched by a giving spirit, besides driven by a tenacious vision, guitarist Rick Washbrook has again stirred the juices of string-sensitive jazz purists.
In his 2008, self-release West Mystic, the form-fitted excellence of melodies and rhythms bond with a smooth feel. This is why this Canadian music-man has kept with his journey. For the quest for a well-sculpted music...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Rick Washbrook
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Rick Washbrook is like a Pied Piper; wherever he plays his guitar, you want to follow. A little gypsy in his soul, combined with an intense admiration for the stylings of guitar virtuoso Lenny Breau, prompted Washbrook to produce the inspired double CD, “Gypsy’s Bed.” This two-CD tribute set will delight the listener with classic standards such as Autumn...
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Artist Interview by Suzi Price
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Chris Washburne
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The first time Chris Washburne picked up a trombone, it was a rather auspicious occasion. The superbly talented jazz musician, bandleader and composer seemed to have fun in relating the experience to me. "I didn’t pick the trombone, the trombone picked me. When I was ten years old I wanted to play the trumpet because it was shiny and...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Chris Washburne
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LONDON -
PRECIOUS few musicians have had the distinction of using their own nocturnal
experiences on the bandstand as basic raw material for serious academic
research and credit.
Classically trained jazz trombonist Chris
Washburne is just such a musician. Whether he is fronting his weekly SYOTOS
(See You On The Other Side) Latin jazz band, or in his...
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Artist Interview by John Stevenson
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Ken Watters
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Ken Watters is one of the finest young trumpet players to come
along in a very long while, and in addition to performing, he is a composer of
such intricate and entertaining songs such as "Sommerset Road," "Judy Rebecca,"
"Port-au-Prince," among others.
His is a unique trumpet voice that
utilizes the best of contemporary jazz motifs, shadings, and tone...
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Artist Interview by Lee Prosser
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Eberhard Weber
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Eberhard Weber has long been acknowledged as a genius in the field of music. He invented the electric bass and added a fifth string to the instrument. His compositions like those of Chick Corea defy being described as entirely jazz, are influenced by classical, but belong to a genre beyond description. Weber speaking to me from his home in...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Dave Weckl
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This is a test: Put on any of the Dave Weckl Band's five CDs, wait a minute, and see if you can keep all your muscles from moving, especially the ones at the corners of your mouth.
This is music you listen to because you WANT to. Funk with a capital "FUN." Serious chops with a playful...
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Artist Interview by Kim Gorman
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Paul 'Shilts' Weimar
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The name “Shilts” is synonymous in jazz circles with saxophonist Paul Weimar, whose work as a member of the British jazz-funk ensemble, Down To The Bone is still associated with him today. And maybe that is for a good reason since on some of the Spirit Cruises in 2008, Shilts reunited with his band mates from Down To The...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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Paul Weimar
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Funk-jazz saxophonist Paul “Shilts” Weimar reveals, “The nickname ‘Shilts’ came about over a game of soccer in England, so has little to do with my music, however, the circumstances under which I acquired it suit my personality though.”
He has been relying on his swiftness to change with the climate since he was born in England. Weimar has been...
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Artist Interview by Susan Frances
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David Weiss
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David Weiss is a jazz trumpeter - and happy to be known that way. But don't try to force him into either the hard bop or avant-garde fields. When it comes to his favorite musical pastures, Weiss is squarely on the fence between the two – or Walkin’ the Line, as the inspired title of one of...
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Artist Interview by Brian S. Lunde
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Susan Werner
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At a time when so many singers are mining the archives in search of standards to sing, Susan Werner has written her own songbook.
Her latest CD, “I Can’t Be New,” recalls the classic tunes of Porter, Gershwin and Mercer. Werner’s songs are new, but they carry an old vibe, with their sharp lyrics and sophisticated melodies.
Werner describes the...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Paula West
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Ask a music fan in San Francisco where to go and you’ll be spending the night at the elegant Plush Room, where rising star Paula West regularly performs.
With the recent release of her third CD, West is poised to capture a nationwide audience of jazz fans. The new CD, “Come What May,” is earning strong reviews, and she’s about...
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Artist Interview by Donna Kimura
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Judy Wexler
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At times it has been stated, "Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking, but a full-on metamorphosis." When a career takes this road, the words are just as powerful. Keeping that in mind, just sit and spin awhile with jazz vocalist Judy Wexler....
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Kirk Whalum
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For over 30 years, sax man Kirk Whalum has been in the forefront of the modern era of jazz. During that time, he has earned seven Grammy nominations, recorded numerous number one albums and had a number one smooth jazz hit last year with his version of Luther Vandross' "Give Me The Reason" from his The Babyface Songbook release....
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Kirk Whalum
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Saxophonist Kirk Whalum has performed with such notables as Whitney Houston, Babyface, Luther Vandross, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, Bebe and Cece Winans, Barbara Streisand, Vince Gill, Michael McDonald and Quincy Jones. This year, Whalum toured the country as part of the smooth jazz super group BWB with trumpeter Rick Braun and Grammy winning guitarist Norman Brown. Whalum’s newest Warner...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Peter White
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Guitarist Peter White knows how special the Christmas season is. He says, my earliest memories of Christmas were probably not much different from many other people, snowflakes, tinsel, Santa Claus and reindeer. As a child, Christmas presents were always special. It doesn't mean that much to me today, in fact it means very little to me today. I don't...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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Lauren White
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Lauren White is a name that you should probably commit to memory, because the twenty-one year old jazz singer from Dallas, Texas, possesses an abundance of talent, a great attitude, and is one of the most polite people you will ever talk to, qualities which will serve her well in the music industry. Earlier this year White released her...
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Artist Interview by Joe Montague
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Peter White
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Imagine a smoky bar and a glance from across a crowded room that softly whispers into the night. The music gently caresses in the background, as you sway to the beat. Time drifts into nothingness. Everything is dissolved into something beyond. It’s just you and the groove.
Music can take you places. Far away lands that...
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Artist Interview by Cheryl Hughey
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Ragan Whiteside
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In my exploration for a new artist-entrepreneur, my friend Kari (who is a pundit of independent performer’s) set my course to a unique and vibrant siren that swings with a pioneering eloquence. Adorning a smile that would light up the Broadway skyline and a revolutionary instinct that is tenacious by nature, flutist Ragan Whiteside entered unplugged, into my compilation...
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Artist Interview by Karl Stober
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Mark Whitfield
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Mark Whitfield is a New-York-based jazz musician and composer
who has played guitar for 27 of his 30-something years. Though young, he's
already considered a jazz veteran and has recorded eight albums. Drawing on a
style that came from the Wes Montgomery/George Benson school of jazz guitar,
Whitfield was discovered by Benson and launched his solo career on the...
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Artist Interview by Molly Johnson
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Patti Wicks
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Although Patti Wicks has performed in New York over the years with various jazz notables, it wasn’t until landing in Florida that things really began to happen. With the release of her first CD in 1998, suddenly everybody was buzzing about Wicks’ superb piano textures and smoky emotional vocals. This gained her recognition in various jazz circles...
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Artist Interview by Unknown User
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Youman Wilder
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After performing In New York, Africa and Europe, Wilder has been hailed as the next big thing.
He just performed with hip-hop singer "Case" who he blew off the stage, and then turned the Montreal Jazz Festival on it's ear's with the best concerts in 10 year's of the legendary Jazz Festival.
Montreal has been a hotbed for singers and musicians....
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Artist Interview by Ken Dunlap
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Pamela Williams
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In her first two releases on the Heads Up label, Philadelphia-raised saxophonist Pamela Williams shows streaks of greatness with her soulful, sensual and touching work. Mentored by the late Grover Washington, Jr., Williams’ 1996 Saxtress, and 1998 Eight Days of Ecstasy, displayed her many varied moods, but Williams' new release Evolution, shows a saxophonist that is ready to...
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Artist Interview by Norm Breest
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