Happy Birthday Joey DeFrancesco. ‘Organ Honor’
This day (April 10, 1971), in Springfield, Pennsylvania (USA), is born Joey DeFrancesco, an American jazz organist.
This week In One-Off Collaborations 43/52
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Mike Oldfield & Jon Anderson, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, BB King & Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett & Juan Luis Guerra, Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco, Lou Reed & David Stewart, Milton Nascimento & Chico Buarque, Astrud Gilberto & Emily Remler, Dianne Reeves & Makoto Ozone, Tori Kelly & Lecrae, Snoop Dogg, George Clinton & Bootsy Collins
This week In Jazz Legends 15/52
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby Hutcherson, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Louiss, Daniel Humair, Kenny Garrett, Candy Dulfer, Charles Lloyd, Bernard Purdie, George Freeman, Steve Gadd, John Zorn, Peter Brötzmann, Brad Mehldau
Happy Birthday Robben Ford. ‘Model Blue’
This day (December 16, 1951), in Woodlake, California, is born Robben Ford , an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist.
Benson Strictly Guitar
This Day (but in 2011), George Benson releases "Guitar Man" a mostly instrumental album.
Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).
Now, guitar players are great on CD or streaming, but they are even better on video. By the simple fact that you can watch their fingers. (No you cannot on a CD).
We remember Bobby Hutcherson. ‘Vibe and Wiser’
This day (August 15, 2016), in Montara, California, died Bobby Hutcherson, a jazz vibraphone and marimba player
Happy Birthday David Sanborn. ‘Born On This Day’
This day (July 30, 1945), in Tampa, Florida, is born David Sanborn, an American alto saxophonist.
Concord publish ‘Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory’ recorded with John Scofield, Taj Mahal, Pat Martino, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Slash, George Benson, B.B. King, Steve Lukather,…
'Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory' is an album recorded for his 50th birthday with John Scofield, Taj Mahal, Pat Martino, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Slash, George Benson, B.B. King, Steve Lukather, Mike Stern and more and released on June 29, 2010 by Concord.
Happy Birthday Kenny G. ‘Super G’
This day (June 5, 1956), in Seattle, Washington, is born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick a.k.a Kenny G, an American contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist.
Warner Bros. publish Miles Davis’ ‘Amandla,’ his third (and final) collaboration with Marcus Miller (1989)
Miles Davis' 'Amandla' is his third (and final) collaboration with Marcus Miller, released on May 18, 1989 by Warner Bros.
Arturo Sandoval releases ‘Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)’ dedicated to Dizzy Gillespie (2012)
Arturo Sandoval's 'Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)' is an album recorded with a Large Jazz Ensemble and released on May 8, 2012 by Concord.