For the tenth album to bear his name, guitarist, bandleader, and educator, Oz Noy, opted for the most demanding possible context: An absolutely unvarnished concert recording, capturing his trio with virtuosi Jimmy Haslip (bass) and Dennis Chambers (drums) without the benefit of overdubs or post-production sweetening.
by: Rick Landers Decades ago, banjo man Stephen Wade made an indelible mark on stage performing his now legendary one-man act, Banjo Dancing, or the 48th Annual Squitters Mountain Song, Dance, Folklore Convention & Banjo Contest and How I Lost, in Chicago (1979), and later scored a major coup at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, where I […]
Today – on her 83rd birthday – after a decade lay-off from recording on her own, Sylvia Tyson ,announces the release on November 3rd, 2023 of her most powerful, and most incisive recording to date, At The End Of The Day, on Stony Plain Records – and shares that this will be her final a
Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album ‘Blues Deluxe,’ which celebrated what the US government had declared “the year of the blues” with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs, superstar Joe Bonamassa is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, out October 6th via J&R Adventures.
Prolific singer-songwriter, Jesse Colin Young, and his contributions to music are forever woven into the fabric of the American Dream, where the fundamental elements of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are rooted in song gifts bestowed by him to all of us.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary, Jesse Colin Young has announced a fully remastered release of one of his most iconic albums, Song for Juli, due out on September 15. Originally released on September 4, 1973, the all-new version will be available on all streaming platforms as well as extremely limited-edition vinyl.
The Les Paul Foundation presented the “Early Days of Multi-Tracking” with presentations by Grammy winning record producer and sound engineer Steve Rosenthal and curator Perry Margouleff. Rosenthal spent time discussing the work on Les Paul’s collection of recordings at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Rock & Roll road warrior Dave Mason will be continuing his Endangered Species Tour throughout the end of October, performing fifteen shows in fourteen cities on the west coast beginning Thursday, September 7, in Salem, Oregon. “We are looking forward to this final run of 2023. There is nothing quite like performing live. I love it! Always have and always will!” exclaims the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician, who co-founded the band Traffic.
Shenandoah Run is the brainchild of Bob Melissinos who founded the group decades ago. Over the years members of the group have come and gone, and come back again. Today, the group includes: Bob who plays guitar; Jill Nelson (mandolin), John Werntz (bass); Joe Dickey (banjo), Leslie Smile Hoyle (violin), Jim Johnson (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo), Ben Hamblin (guitar), and Renee Moyer (percussion).
Last night’s mesmerizing performance by The Dave Kline Band at the Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, Virginia gifted the audience with a diverse array of music brilliance by a five-star case line-up.
