Blues guitarist Duke Robillard started experimenting with jazz, swing and blues music in high school. In 1967, he formed Roomful of Blues , a band that he led for more than a decade...Robillard's magic touch helped to renew interest in jump blues back in the mid 80s thus fueling the jive 'n' wail bug everyone else caught a decade later. He has recorded with artists such as Jimmy Witherspoon , Snooky...
From his web site Born in Colchester, England, -“When I was nine, my parents moved into this caravan in Thorrington, outside Colchester. It was this poxy little caravan, old and knackered, with me and my brother stuck in one half of it and Mum and Dad sleeping in the living room. We had a radio and there wasn’t much interesting on that, and my grandmother gave us an old gramophone and a...
From wikipedia: Duke Robillard was co-founder of the Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967. He has also been a member of the The Fabulous Thunderbirds which included Kim Wilson, replacing Jimmie Vaughan. Also experienced in Jazz, Swing, Rock and Roll and modern electric blues forms, Robillard is generally regarded as a guitar [...]
A lot has happened in photography in the 50 years since I had my first camera as a birthday present from my mother, but nothing has revolutionised things quite as much as the digital image. As a photographer who is often photographing musicians in poor lighting, using high iso speeds and trying to balance light, these advances have served to make it possible for me to work in a way that was never possible...
If you’ve never been compelled to sing along to “every night when you’re sleepin’ poison ivy comes creepin’ arowowound...” or “yakety-yak – don’t talk back!...” or curled your lip, Elvis-style, to snarl, “you ain’t nuthin’ but a hound dog...” well, maybe you never had a radio.
For my fourth Top 10 list I’m tackling — as promised — my first non-beer topic, though it’s beer related. As far as I’m concerned, music and beer are as interconnected as two things can be. They certainly enhance one another. I’m a failed musician —saxophone and clarinet — and in fact was originally a [...]
Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars Receive Two Grammy Nominations For "Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival" MJF Veterans Terence Blanchard And James Moody Nominated For Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Grammys Grammy Nominations Are Historic First For Monterey Jazz Festival Records...
Jimmy Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American blues singer. James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio broadcasts over the U. S. Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Witherspoon made his first records with Jay McShann's band in 1945. In 1949,...
After 18 years, in a small town in Norway, Jimmy Whiterspoon and Robben Ford were reunited and the magic was just as powerful as ever. "Spoon" was in complete control, guiding the band with one hand while bolding the crowd in the other. As for Robben, his performance could be a textbook on how to support a lead vocalist. No one does it better. Those who were lucky enough to be there never...
The night was November 26, 1995; the club: Richard's on Richards in Vancouver; and the lineup with Duke Robillard comprised Marty Ballou on bass, Marty Richards on drums, and "Sax" Gordon Beadle on tenor and baritone sax. They were touring with Jimmy Witherspoon and this album captures the set before they brought "Spoon" to the stage. It was taped for the Canadian Broadcasting...
All About Jazz readers are invited to join the Monterey Jazz Festival Records Live-at- Monterey giveaway starting today. The new series features the following six releases, available now on CD and digitally. We'll select two lucky winners at the conclusion of the contest on September 29th. Each winner will receive all six titles...
In its second full slate of archival releases, Monterey Jazz Festival Records, an imprint of Concord Music Group, has released a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by jazz icons: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Shirley Horn, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader and classic blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon...
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