Singer Noel Ross and saxophonist Dave Short have teamed up with pianist/arranger John Gonsalves to create “Brazilectro,” a jazz band that performs bossa nova music from Brazil. Noel, with roots in New Orleans, is fluent in French, and sings lyrics… Continue Reading
Joe Gilman exploded onto the jazz world when he won the 2004 Great American Jazz Piano competition in Sarasota, Florida. The following year he won the Brubeck Scholar Award at the Brubeck Institute’s 2005 Festival. Dr. Gilman is revered by… Continue Reading
Despite being a member of the “under 30” group of upcoming musicians, Grant Levin is already an accomplished jazz pianist and a very productive composer. I spoke to Grant recently about his new projects. Thanks for talking to me today,… Continue Reading
Sax Therapy’s Dave Short Interviews Indigo Brew’s Marc Soares Dave: Your band Indigo Brew has been performing in Redding for about eight years now. How would you describe the type of music that you play? Marc: We begin with the basic… Continue Reading
Bay Area songwriter Chuck McCabe (www.chuck-mccabe.com) has performed in Redding several times. I caught him last night at the Post Office Saloon with songwriters Jay Howlett and Rolf Wyer. The trio performs there again tonight (Saturday). McCabe’s clever and thoughtful… Continue Reading
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