John Lee Hooker Jr. comes across as being wary of journalists and a little bit surly, but he warms up quickly when you get around to talking about his fans. The bluesman is a phenomenal singer/songwriter who has paid his dues on both the music scene and in life. Hooker discussed with me is upcoming September tour of Spain, Switzerland and Germany to promote his most recent release Cold As Ice. At the time, he was in the midst of traveling across the United States for the same re …

Saxophonist, singer and composer Sheila Cooper began life in Toronto, Canada, studying to play the piano at first, and then later, the french horn. But it was not until she began playing the saxophone that she felt more at ease making music with the instrument keys. Her skills as a saxophonist netted her a grant from the Canada Arts Council as a young musician to study jazz in New York City. It was in New York City that she met jazz saxophonist Andy Middleton whom she married two years before jo …

Tony Terry's silky smooth R&B/Jazz vocals and his Adonis-like looks have often left many a woman swooning over his love songs. It was therefore very fitting that this personable crooner was once cast as Prince Charming in the stage production of Sisterella. The thirty-two year old Terry's career was kick started in the late eighties when he had the audacity to suggest to a band that they replace their lead singer with him. "My recording career started when I was pretty much at a cr …

Lori Perry grew up in Bakersfield, California, listening to Spanish, Gospel and Country music. Yet today, Lori Perry is best known as the soulful passionate lady of Jazz and R&B who has recorded with the likes of Brian Culbertson, Cher, Elton John and George Michael. Along with her three sisters Carol, Darlene and Sharon, Lori Perry comprised Perri one of the most talented Jazz vocal ensembles to grace the airwaves during the eighties. In 1986 Perri provided the backup vocals for Anita …

His musical genius never in doubt, his opinions never dull and with his creativity seemingly getting ever sharper Jazz composer/pianist Chick Corea took a few minutes out from an ambitious tour schedule to talk to me about his newest creation The Ultimate Adventure CD and a program that he has created for Vienna Austria's celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday. The program will be presented this July. About the Mozart piece he says, "The fact that they chose an American Jazz musician t …