Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
[ Morning, Noon & Night by Bob James was released September 24, 2002. This was the original 2002 press release. ] Sometimes it’s the quiet revolutions that change things the most… Bob James knows this. Along with being a superlative…
ContemporaryJazz.com is looking back at the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart from 35 years ago. Michael Franks’ 1990 release Blue Pacific glowed with his trademark lyrical cleverness – playful turns of phrase and gentle humor wrapped in breezy storytelling.…
Kombo – the long-running contemporary jazz duo of Hammond B3 player Ron Pedley and guitarist John Pondel – return with Pretty Solid, their second album for Shanachie. The project highlights the pair’s 40-year musical partnership, first sparked at a Barry…
The Big Blast, the debut album by Kombo, is a rare but welcome musical happening: a “family” affair written, rehearsed, and recorded by two close friends. Propelled by Ron Pedley’s Hammond B3 organ along with vintage keyboards such as the…
Celebrating the birthday of George Whitty today, September 4! Whitty is a keyboardist, composer, record producer, audio engineer, and music educator. I know him best for his recordings with Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker, including two of my favorites: Return…