In terms of talent on the Hammond B3, the apple certainly didn’t fall far from the tree in the DeFrancesco family. Joey DeFrancesco burst onto … Read More ““Papa” John DeFrancesco: Desert Heat”
Guitarist Mike Stern has touched quite a few stylistic bases over the course of a three-decade career that’s included stints with Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, … Read More “Mike Stern: Who Let the Cats Out?”
As Frank Morgan approaches age 73, he’s now completed two decades of a remarkable comeback from the heroin addiction that derailed his musical career from … Read More “Frank Morgan: Reflections”
Ray Nance is best known for his long association with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he played trumpet and occasional violin from 1940 until 1963. Nance … Read More “Ray Nance: Body and Soul”
The title of Frank Catalano’s latest recording references the late Hammond B3 master Charles Earland, with whom Catalano had the opportunity to play several years … Read More “Frank Catalano: Mighty Burner”
At 83, vocalist-pianist-songwriter Bob Dorough shows no signs of slowing down-especially on Small Day Tomorrow. This time around, Dorough pays tribute to fellow songwriter Fran … Read More “Bob Dorough: Small Day Tomorrow”