Sam Blakeslee is a trombonist/composer based in New York City. He has just released a new album, Selective Coverage, with the Sam Blakeslee Quintet. Q: In terms of musical style, how would you categorize yourself? A: I’d like to think […]
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It was a night with the Allman Brothers Band that I will never forget. Dickey Betts and the entire band were on fire, and my close friend Paul Rogers and I sat mesmerized in the second row at the Shoreline […]
Watching Matt Lorenz perform in his one-man band in a small, crowded club — Daryl’s House in Pawling, New York — it’s difficult to determine what instruments he is playing. I will let him explain. “I’m sitting on a suitcase […]
Last summer, I saw Matt Andersen perform twice. Each time, I was in awe of his powerful voice, his clever songwriting, and how he seems to put every ounce of himself into every song. The first time was at a free […]
Billy Gibbons surprised music buffs and ZZ Top fans in November when he released his first solo album, Perfectamundo, steeped in Cuban rhythms. The departure from ZZ Top’s powerful blues rock, though, made perfect sense to Gibbons. “Like the old […]
When I learned of the death of Riley Ben “B.B.” King my first thoughts went to my old friend and former client Ron Levy. Ron was blessed to be the keyboard player in the B.B. King Band from 1969 to 1976. […]
Three days after Buddy Guy closed down the Blues Tent with a blistering set on the final day of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, he’s back home in his sweet Chicago. “I just got in last night, but I’m feeling […]
(Photo Details: April 26, 2006 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL)
David Bromberg knows what makes a great show. He once played solo and gave a stirring rendition of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” before 600,000 people at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival in Great Britain. He also recently teamed with […]
Talk about your American odysseys — B.B. King’s has been like no other. To see where it’s gone, look at the photos on pages 31 and 32 of Treasures, a coffee-table book just published in honor of King’s 80th birthday, […]
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