Kelley Hunt


Everette Harp


Nelson Rangell


Matthew Skoller Band


Lil Brian and the Zydeco Travelers

 

 

  

These days it's rare when a blues-based artist shows up with both tradition and true originality on theirside. Roots R&B / Americana singer/songwriter/piano player KELLEY HUNT is just such an artist -- a
woman who has muscled her way onto the scene on her own terms with an identity that is steeped in blues/roots/gospel traditions but reaches out toward refreshingly unexpected horizons. That freshness together with a commanding, passionate stage presence and superior skills as a vocalist, piano player and writer have earned Kelley the respect of critics and fans across North America and Europe. read more.

 
Perhaps Paul Jackson, Jr., the famed R&B/jazz guitarist who graces four tracks on Everette Harp’s highly anticipated, sensuous and groove intensive A440 Music Group debut All For You, said it best about the veteran saxman: “You play every solo as if it’s your last.” That sense of emotional urgency, combined with Harp’s deep-seated desire to truly feel the passion behind every melody he plays, takes the collection - his first since 2000’s For The Love - to creative and harmonic heights few R&B influenced smooth jazz recordings dare to venture. read more.
 
Jazziz magazine writes that Nelson Rangell is "an artist of depth, a master of song, and an improviser non pareil." The Times of London notes "his extraordinary facility on a range of instruments and his undoubted virtuosity," adding that Nelson is "one of fusion's most accomplished exponents." Such praise is a confirmation of what contemporary jazz fans have known since the Denver based saxophonist emerged in the late 80s: that Rangell is one of the most exciting and diverse performers in the genre, equally adept at soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone, as well as being a genuine virtuoso on flute and piccolo. read more
 
Skoller and his band of veteran musicians are at the forefront of a new generation who've come up schooled in Chicago's world-renowned and highly competitive blues scene.
 
27-year-old Lil' Brian, and The Zydeco Travelers have brilliantly drawn upon contemporary urban black sounds while remaining respectful and true to their zydeco roots, Lil' Brian and The Zydeco Travelers have created an incredibly exciting modern form of zydeco music that is both rhythmically and lyrically sophisticated - and just plain unbelievably funky.
 
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