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Smooth, funky, steeped in R&B and never disappointing, "Songs and Stories" is a testament to a great artist, George Benson, who has simply become better with age.

WAS TO RELEASE THREE-DECADE RETROSPECTIVE SET, 'PICK OF THE LITTER ,' ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 2009-12-03 01:38:04 - 19-song compilation features Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Wayne Kramer, Booker T. Jones, Iggy Pop, Al Kooper, Doug Fieger, Marcus Miller and more LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Widely considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis will soon have a channel dedicated to his life and music, starting this Friday, November 20th.

Brad Mehldau Trio 41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival Palau de la Musica November 10, 2009 There is great debate among jazz fans these days, particularly among those who favor jazz trios, whether Brad Mehldau and his trio of Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard , have fallen into a rut and are happy to stay there or whether they have ...

Fernando Huergo is an acclaimed pioneer in the Latin jazz realm. He is often on the bandstand with Marta Gomez, Guillermo Klein and his own band, Jazz Argentino.

More than 20 years after making a recording with Miles Davis, Marcus Miller has decided to bring the album's fusion of jazz, rock and funk back to the stage.

On the late Wayman Tisdale 's final album, last year's Rebound , the bassist recruited good friend and fellow Oklahoman, country music superstar Toby Keith , to sing on a cover of Barry White 's "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up." Now, on Keith's just-released CD titled American Ride , the singer-songwriterA has writtenA a song for his friend that he ...

Craig Haynes has been playing music professionally on and off since he was 13. This week, the drummer Craig Holiday Haynes will be responding to readers' questions about the life of a jazz musician in New York: advice for musicians starting out, how to make ends meet, his preferred places to play, finding studio space, how the economy has affected ...

It's 10:45 p.m. on Sunday night. Indy Jazz Fest is over and I'm sitting at The Chatterbox Lounge, listening to the post-fest music.

URL: http://statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/09/musical_relief Current Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:37:00 -0400 Detroit resident Erinn Whitsett, 13, and jazz studies sophomore Marcus Miller laugh during the jazz class at the MSU Community Music School,408 Woodward Ave., in Detroit.

The Indy Jazz Fest bottomed out as it closed on a chilly Sunday night on the Lawn at White River State Park.

Marcus Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn as well as maintaining a prolific solo career.

The Indy Jazz Festival, presented by Marsh, in Indianapolis announces that current Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, has been added to the lineup of this prestigious festival presented yearly.

In 2007, he won the first prize of the "Trophes du Sunside", one of the most important Award for a young jazz musician in France.

Dave Samuels' gift for evocative melody and his rhythmic versatility make him one of the leading mallet players of his generation.

Dave Samuels' gift for evocative melody and his rhythmic versatility make him one of the leading mallet players of his generation.

Released: Aug 12, 2008 Genre: Jazz Fusion Label: Heads Up International Number Of Tracks: 13 Three of the world's finest and most respected bassists made their supergroup debut with the hour-long, funky and fun "Thunder". Reviewed by: Kwyjibo2006 , on august 17, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: It's time to crank the subs on your ...

George Benson. Photo credit: Greg Allen, from the album cover, Songs And Stories .

After years building an audience one town at a time, banjoist Bela Fleck and the Flecktones no longer needs to record and tour incessantly, allowing its members to pursue other avenues.

Grammy Award-winning bass player, composer and producer Marcus Miller has been added as a headliner for this year's Indy Jazz Fest.