The great funk master, Paul Jackson of the Headhunters on Basin Street Records (formally Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters) has added to his new solo release the song ‘Hey Lou’ written by Tony Adamo and Jerry Stucker. ‘Hey Lou’ recently appeared on Adamo’s new CD release, DANCE OF LOVE on Rhombus Records. Jackson heard ‘Hey Lou’ in Japan where he now lives and dug it from the first listen. It was apparent to all at this point this tune had all the makings of a jazz funk classic. It would be ove …

Nothing is by chance in the world of jazz. If you're in the groove and in the right place at the right time, have a sound and style that's needed at that moment, man you're in! You can swing all the way down Broadway on a single note. Pioneering jazz trumpeter Eddie Gale is blowin his ground breaking music to a whole new generation of listeners. After more than 30 years of his music sitting in the vaults at Blue Note Records, Eddie's "Black Rhythm Happening and Ghetto Music" on Blue Note are bei …

Guitarist/producer Jerry Stucker and jazz great Columbia recording artist, Eddie Henderson (trumpet) are laying down music tracks for Tony Underwood’s debut album. Buddy Saleman is doing the engineering at Studio 684, San Francisco, California. Tony Underwood is the world’s premier jazz tuba player. Underwood appears (tuba) along with Eddie Henderson (trumpet) on jazz giant McCoy Tyner’s release, JOURNEY and was one of the arrangers for Bebe Winan’s Atlantic Records release, BEBE WINAN. …

‘Pianist Shota Osabe’s playing on the song,’ Memories of You,’ was elegant and truly outstanding on the tune ‘Jilly,’ wrote renowned jazz critic, Phil Elwood for the San Francisco Examiner. Pianist, arranger, jazz musician, Shota Osabe is on the move. In February 2003 Osabe cracked the top 20 jazz chart at Soundclick.com with the song ‘Can’t Leave Here Again, written by the late Ray Brown. Osabe’s first CD release, HAPPY COAT, is making a buzz in Japan and the USA. HAPPY COAT, produced by th …

Singer/songwriter Tony Adamo funks it up on his new radio promo CD release, UP IN IT. This is being sent to radio program directors and music reviewers. World renowned horn player and Tower of Power great, Mic Gillette, wrote the horn arrangements for the songs ‘Lolita’ and ‘Up In It.’ He also plays on ‘Lolita,’ ‘Up In It’ and "Groove Therapy.’ Adamo brought in another Tower of Power (TOP) alumni, an original member of TOP, Skip Mesquite. The pair extraordinaire of a horn section was born. What …