Pianist/composer Ron Ward Jr. doesn’t believe in being musically categorized. True enough, his latest album Melodies from the Heart is a myriad of influences, from smooth jazz to hip-hop, Gospel to R&B. Q: You just released a new album, Melodies […]
To paraphrase Ecclesiastes, of the making of many music books there is no end. As I pointed out in last week’s column, there are enough new titles from publishers both large and small to keep us reading well into the […]
This week’s Grammy Awardss remind us just how uneven music performances – and music itself – can be. As we all know, great artists can be ruined on vinyl or tape by poor production, or over-production. And there’s not much […]
With The Rascals’ reputation of creating some of the most wondrous blue-eyed soul classics in rock history, it may not be too surprising which concert was Felix Cavaliere’s all-time favorite. “Just forget about it,” The Rascals’ keyboard player and singer […]
