Live Music Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
All Photos by Ken Gilbertsen Since moving to Chicago, almost a year has passed before I was finally treated to a show at the theater which bears the city's name. It was worth the wait, as I got to...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
We heard of Walter Becker producing Roger Rosenberg 's new album Baritonality thanks to a post over on the Bluebook by Lonnie the Kingpin . So we went to the source for some more information and here's what Roger kindly wrote us: It is a jazz CD with Mark Soskin on piano, Chip Jackson on bass, Jeff Brillinger on drums, with a guest appearance by Peter Bernstein on guitar. I'm playing baritone sax,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen will soon be wrapping up their Think Fast, Steely Dan Summer Tour 2008, but not before two last blow-out concerts in the Sonoma Wine Country! Becker and Fagen have decided to end their critically and popularly-acclaimed tour in Santa Rosa, August 26 and 27. Tickets are still available for the Sonoma County concerts, which went on-sale in...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Walter Becker picks a few favourites fom the world of music, books, film & DVD in the September issue of the music magazine The Word . An amusing one page read and well worth tracking down if you're a fan of Walter. And a big "thank you" to not one but two people for help with this blog entry. You know who you are! ;)
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
STEELY DAN: Donald Fagen and Walter Becker take a discerning journey through their lengthy catalog of high-end, polished jazz-rock, with help from an eight-piece ensemble that includes drumming phenom Keith Carlock.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
WHITE man's reggae. It's a phrase so often deployed disparagingly.
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
You could. At least if you're supposed to believe the Rockline radio station. Be ready Wednesday or Thursday (depending on where you live) and give it a go. Or just listen in. Live Call-In Radio | Aug 6 @ 8:30Pm PDT coverts to Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 5:30 in the moring for central Europe. and Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 12:30 in Tokyo, Japan .
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Jim Beard might just be one the best modern jazz composers; correction, music composers, you've never heard of. Since the mid 1980s he's either, performed, produced or written compositions for the likes of Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny, and recently can be heard providing his wares on Walter Becker's (of Steely Dan) recording, Circus Money (Mailboat Records, 2008)...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Steely Dan, featuring singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen and guitarist Walter Becker, offered a brassy yet stylish performance fusing jazz, rock and blues Wednesday at Chateau Ste. Michelle. Backing the duo was a horn-laden 11-member band.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Steely Dan soon returns to Southern California, playing Honda Center in Anaheim on Aug. 4. Band: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Jon Herington, Keith Carlock, Freddie Washington, Jeff Young, Walt Weiskopf, Michael Leonhart, Jim Pugh, Roger Rosenberg, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell...
I Read the News Today: All Beatle News (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
I always had noticed right from the beginning that your fearless blogger, BeatleBoyMatt, always used the tag line: Here’s What We’ve Read. So, I have tried to incorporate that into the postings this week since the very first one. Well, this one will be in the future, but thanks to Andrey for noticing this release. Here’s [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
WHO: Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan WHAT: SIRIUS' Pure Jazz channel will welcome jazz-influenced rock pioneers Donald Fagen and Walter Becker from Steely Dan. Fagen and Becker will each co-host an hour playing classic jazz favorites. They will also share their thoughts about artists who continue to inspire them, including Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
OK. So Walter's interviews with local BBC stations didn't stop at one. We already mentioned the short interview he did on BBC Radio Stoke earlier this month . Nothing much new said there. So there's no need grieving over the fact that the link to the interview is internet history by now. To be earnest we haven't listened to the 15 minutes long interview he did on BBC Radio Ulster , but since Sonic360...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
From the Sirius Radio Pure Jazz channel homepage: Sittin' In with Steely Dan: Guest DJs Donald Fagen and Walter Becker Sat 8/2 10:00 pm ET Long before they found huge success as the rock band Steely Dan , Donald Fagen and Walter Becker met as two young jazz fans comparing record collections at Bard College . Tonight they reconnect with their musical roots and each takes a turn as guest DJ, playing...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Coming a mere 14 years after his last and first solo recording, Walter Becker's Circus Money sounds a lot like Steely Dan--jazzy, pop infused rock over witty, somewhat sarcastic and sardonic lyrics. By mixing in a bit of reggae, Becker has released an album that fits in well with the Steely Dan canon, yet stands up well on its own...
