"Blood Moon" is enticing and mysterious, built around an exotic harmony. Its poetic lyrics are delivered in an evocative croon by Mary Grace. The song encapsulates everything the group does well, from its hypnotizing rhythms to its mysterious natural imagery.
Info & biography at https://www.vincents.green.com/
"Alternative Phenomenon" is a chronicle of singer songwriter Nick Mirisola’s personal trip down the rabbit hole, his stroll down the yellow brick road, and his own relationship with the Matrix metaphorically. It includes collaborations with talented brother John Mirisola, beatboxer Rafael Hendrix, and others. Wise, insightful lyrics accompanied by music with some of the best vibes around, it is a modern day masterpiece by a woke genius.
Info and biography at meditativeanimal.com
For nearly a quarter century, The Maple Blues Band has been the cornerstone of the Toronto Blues Society’s annual Maple Blues Awards (MBA), honoring the creme de la creme in Canadian blues music. With its upcoming full-length record, “Hey Nola,” the Maple Blues Band will step into the spotlight, showcasing the lively instrumental compositions the all-star ensemble has created over the course of its decades together, out now from Cordova Bay Records.
Bassist, band leader and musical director Gary Kendall - perhaps best known for his association with Downchild Blues Band - started the project back in 1998, after a meeting of the Toronto Blues Society. “I boldly told all present that the music that accompanied the award presentations should be better. The comeback was, ‘Let’s see what you can do.’ It must be working because the band has been the centerpiece of the Maple Blues Awards ever since,” Kendall recalls.
Kendall dreamed of putting together a big band that could tackle a wide variety of styles, including Delta blues, Southside Chicago blues, New Orleans funk, uptown blues, zydeco, blues rock, and most of all Canadian blues, and recruited some of the finest folks on the Canadian blues scene to join him in making that dream come true.
Providing the theme and background music for the event, as well as accompanying the special guests performing at the awards ceremony, the group is made up of many MBA winners and nominees. The band’s current lineup includes Pat Carey on tenor saxophone, Teddy Leonard on guitar, Al Lerman on harmonica and acoustic guitar, Jim Casson drums and percussion, Howard Moore on trumpet, Lance Anderson on Hammond B3, piano and accordion, Alison Young on baritone, tenor and soprano saxophones, Meirion Kelly on trombone, and Roshane Wright on percussion.
Kendall calls Let’s Go a true group effort, featuring contributions from band members both past and present, with songwriting credits drawn from over the group’s 24-year history.
“The songwriting helped The Maple Blues Band create a personal and unique sound. It’s what I refer to as ‘big band blues,’” he notes. “The men and women I chose to surround myself with in The Maple Blues Band are part of the enormous southern Ontario pool of blues talent. Each one of them is a star.”
http://www.maplebluesband.com/
"Torn Away" is a tribute to Ukrainian soldiers and their loved ones that they had to leave to bravely fight for their homeland. While it speaks of the horrors of war, it is ultimately a ballad of hope and desire to return to those they love.
John Otto Young is a native Connecticut keyboardist and songwriter who has been playing, writing, and recording in a number of projects over the last 6 decades. He started his musical journey in second grade when he started taking accordion lessons from Naugatuck Valley legend, Sal Ferla. Years later he would transition to such unique instruments as the Ace Tone organ, the Hohner Pianet, and a Hammond CV organ, playing with local bands the Cliff Dwellers, Blues and Novelty, the Poem, and Bigfoot. In the mid-70s, John married the love of his life, Camille, raised two boys, coached little league, ran a marathon, got his Masters degree, worked as a computer programmer and IT director, and in general lived the all-American dream, with music retreating to hobby status. But it always remained his most fervent passion.
Johnottoyoung.com
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The Mojow trio creates magic with the soulful and hard hitting Rock, Soul and Funk tracks on their 3rd EP "Magic Soul Music".
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James Leeds about the track:
'"Thunderstruck" is one of my favorite songs from my new album "Whenever". A lot of piano and strings and the wonderful voice of JACOB combined with a strong drum and bass accompaniment makes it a power piano ballad.Listen to only the new blues, bluesrock, rock, country, folk, jazz on http://jamradio.mex.tl. Open 24 hours a day.
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George Dooley is a singer songwriter who has been playing and performing for over twenty years. He had always been frustrated in trying to get his songs produced. About two years ago he discovered the virtual world of music production, and he has never looked back. In just under two years, he already has four songs under license with Alcon Sleeping Giant (“ASG”), the music licensing arm of Alcon Entertainment, and another with Figure & Groove, a publishing house out of NY. His reputation as a lyricist continues to grow and his songs are generally fun and include great stories and clever lyrics. His catalog continues to grow, and he hopes his songs bring some joy. He also would welcome the opportunity to connect with recording artists who want to further bring his songs to life.
Welsh singer and performer Judith Owen is releasing her new album, "Come On & Get It", via Twanky Records, together with a charming, burlesque-infused new video for "Tess's Torch Song". The video was filmed at the Toulouse Theatre in New Orleans, featuring the bow-tie "Loving Big Band".
Delicious, delightful, bodacious, brave, insightful, seductive and fun - just some of the many adjectives one might use to describe Judith Owen's fascinating and alluring new album.
Owen, a now New Orleans native who originally hails from Wales, conceived of the project as a result of her childhood fascination with the jazz music of some of the ballsiest women of the Jazz and Blues world, including unsung trailblazers Nellie Lutcher and Julia Lee whom she discovered hidden on the shelves of her father's record collection alongside the likes of Oscar Peterson and Jelly Roll Morton. Captivated and enchanted by these "unapologetic" chanteuses of the 40's/50's (Pearl Bailey, Dinah Washington, Blossom Dearie, Peggy Lee, Julie London), who were singing about sex - and enjoying it at a time when women were meant to sing about romance - Owen made it her mission to dig deep and find out more from both a musical and historical perspective. The result is "Come On & Get It," the most joyful, uplifting, and empowering project to emerge out of Covid; a throw-back with a fresh feel complete with a look and style that speaks of all those delectable, hugely entertaining women who broke the glass ceiling with their shoe heels and were ever so proud of it!
Recorded at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans, "Come On & Get It" features a stellar cast of musicians, including Jason Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Charlie Gabriel, Nicholas Payton, David Torkanowsky, Kevin Louis...
Beyond the anthemic blues rock progressions and in-your-face lyrics, Syd Carter West has been navigating her way through finding the potential in her imperfections rather than striving for perfection. "'Motorbike Man' is my muse - the wild, carefree, gritty, and badass man I desire and the person I want to be. Through this song, I find inspiration in letting loose and tearing myself away from the idea of perfection and normal," West confesses. "Motorbike Man" presents West's truth as a heavier, rock-forward artist.
https://music.trendpr.com/sydcarterwest
Up-tempo, driving beats, and modern sparkling synths set to the empowered, sassy lyrics and free-spirited vocals of Leah Belle Faser come together in "Trash Talk;" a country-pop feast of a song parked at the intersection of sweet love language that turns to savage back-stabbing by an ex.
Leah Belle was named the 2021 Teen Artist of the Year by Georgia Country, and this past spring brought her the coveted Golden Ticket to Hollywood on the 20th Season of ABC’s American Idol where she placed in the Top 60. She tours regularly with her band including recent opening spots in front of Boz Scaggs (who gave her a shout-out!), Jimmie Allen, Christopher Cross, Maggie Rose, and on November 19, she’ll be opening for Jake Owen! “Trash Talk” was written by Leah Belle who is a senior in high school and recently celebrated her 18th birthday.
Leah appears on Ozarks Fox AM morning show:
https://www.facebook.com/OzarksFOXAM/videos/784931389460434/
Kenneth Cole is a country artist, singer - songwriter, who has worked with some of Nashville's finest. He has recorded 3 albums and appeared at the Nashville Palace in Nashville, TN., as well as at the TSAI awards show and several TV shows. He has been nominated for various awards by the Tennessee Songwriters Association International and Millennium Music. All of his radio releases have gone high on the Cash Box, Cross Country, and Power Source Music Nashville charts.
Anthony Krizan’s rock roots run deep. He was lead guitarist of the Spin Doctors, opening 15 dates for the Rolling Stones with audiences of 70,000, and for the Allman Brothers. He played guitar with Jimi Hendrix’s legendary bassist, Noel Redding. Anthony is known for rocking the big stages and getting an audience on their feet. He’s an original member of Amphibian, with Phish lyricist Tom Marshall.
Anthony has also penned rock/soul staples such as Stand By My Woman with Lenny Kravitz, 5 songs on the Spin Doctors Greatest Hits, the theme of the Spin City TV series and The Howard Stern “Miss America” theme. Recently, Krizan co-wrote the title track to British rock singer John Waite’s new EP, When You Were Mine, and produced 3 tracks on the release. He also produced Waite’s 2022 release, Anything.
The world of music is the literature of the heart. It commences where
speech ends. It washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life and
takes you on an adventure.
My unforgettable adventures include:
2018 - Grand De Talent finals Menton, France
2019 - The Voice Kids Callbacks France
2022 - New release Crois En Toi album.
2022 - La Voie Des Talents Finales, France
2022 - Live Interview CHBN Radio / Thanks Jason for the support on my EP, special thanks to my U.K fans.
Tiffany Huntley was born in Alsace, France, and at 17 years old, she is a
coming artist in France who is trying to break into the pop-country
culture and has had success. She released her first album in 2022, Crois
En Toi, and has been recognized by several newspapers and a local tv
station in Alsace. In addition, 2022 has opened doors to her career by
opening for several bands while touring in the region for her new album.
In the back of my mind, I have carried reminders of evenings engaged
with Keith Jarrett’s 1975 The Köln Concert recording of improvisations
played on a Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand. Solo piano is a precise
arena for many a pianist. At once revealing, yet intimate and rewarding.
Much to do with the broad range, possibilities, command, touch, and the
instrument at hand. Jarrett achieved something few before had ever
tested in front of a vast audience. Sit behind the piano and play. No
script, no set list, no banter between entertainer and admiring crowds.
With Paradise Blue I explore the range of emotions, the many shades of
the colour blue. Six of twelve tracks are improvised. The blues, a touch
of classical and the accidental improvisational curves of jazz. And
there is a backstory to my relationship with the piano.
In the ‘50s, Era King looked after the boys as dad worked the night
shift at Colgate’s, and mom hemmed parachutes at the Quartermaster
Depot. Era was my grandmother, old country in style, manners, and as
stern as a woman could ever be. A weary upright piano stood near a soft
lit window, the centrepiece of her daily life. Mid afternoons, the soap
opera The Edge of Night and other Christian programming held her
interest.
When playing, Era whispered along, invariably something sacred. I’d
study her squinting eyes as they peered above wired-frame glasses while
she leafed through a hymn book, hair rolled in a bun, and understood the
wheezing soap opera organ in the background, the soundtrack of her
daily life. The hymnals - a reprieve from separating agitated kids and
averting the devil’s grip.
It was the most primordial sound. Melody and broken chords. No frills,
just the occasional inverted triad, one that never disrupted a lyric or
directive from the Lord. Slow-moving melodies, distinctive and
meaningful. Folkish and rooted deep in civil soil.
I’ve long been intrigued with melody. The cry of a single note as it
seeks a partner, suddenly a community member, and then a composition.
It’s those moments when sound moderates the brain, and one tunes in. How
and when a single note, a second, and third merge - stream down through
the soundboard resting at the feet of the damper pedal.
Paradise Blue is the piano talking back at me. That light in the head
momentarily eclipsed, hands in receipt of inspiration. Junctures of
sweeping colour and others of blue intent. Fingers jabbing and prying at
the space between black and white notes, the overtones, the undertones,
wedged between the crevices. A solitary moment where melody and harmony
linger beyond invitation.
In memory of those piano teachers that brought so much joy and clarity
to my playing. Eva Smith, Don Murray – The Louisville Academy of Music,
Jamey Aebersold, Oscar Peterson, Composition studies at Ursuline College
and piano at the Louisville Conservatory of Music. That other worldly
miracle of influence, pianist Martha Argerich.
Remembering Doug Tipple whose Yamaha C-3 resides in our kitchen, a gift
from Laura Tipple and the love and care Doug shared with his beloved
friend. Big hugs to my piano finder and friend – Helga Stephenson.
To Kristine for the lovely cover art, Jesse - cover design, Mike Haas
the critical mastering – friends, Gary Slaight, Derrick Ross, Pat
Silver, FYI MUSIC News, Saturday Night Jazz, Mark Ruffin, Martine Levy,
Jane Harbury, Stephen Smith, Ilona Kauremszky, Jessica Bellamy, Ken
Stowar, CIUT 89.5 FM, Gloria Martin, Mark Hebscher, Susan Perly, John
Harris and my brilliant cousin, Linda Michelone Lang.
Michael Massaro is in motion once again
with his 5th full Album Release with ‘I Remember You’ as a follow to his
latest Single Release of New World being played over 200 +Stations
spanning over 20 countries! This Album consists of 12 Original eclectic
and easy-to-listen instrumentals that are accessible to the listener. In
other words, it covers different grooves, styles, and genres to connect
on some level with everyone.
Michael Massaro is no stranger to the Canadian airwaves as he is one of
Canada’s premier musicians. His distinctive saxophone recordings have
been heard internationally since the eighties with major instrumentals
such as ‘Flying Easy’, ‘L.A. Days New York Nights’, and ‘Wings of
Glory’. His talents were heard on a Redmond Broadcasting compilation
recording with some of Canada’s foremost instrumental performers
including David Foster, Liona Boyd, Moe Koffman, Andre Gagnon, and Frank
Mills to name only a few. Michael Massaro was thrilled to be included
with such a stellar lineup and was humbled when the album was titled
after the Massaro hit, ‘Flying Easy’.
https://michaelmassaro.bandcamp.com/
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