Monty Alexander was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica where he began piano lessons at the age of six. As a youngster, he was often…
Artist Profiles: Monty Alexander
Tag: Jazz
Artist Profiles: Ernest Ranglin
Ernest Ranglin was born June 19, 1932 and grew up in the small town of Robin’s Hall in the Parish of Manchester, a rural community…
Artist Profiles: Enzo Favata
Enzo Favata is one of the most active and well-known Sardinian musicians in the Italian and international panorama. He plays the saxophone and sopranino sax,…
Artist Profiles: Amos Hoffman
Composer, guitarist & ud player Amos Hoffman started as a classical guitar player. On his 8th birthday, his father gave him an ud as a…
Artist Profiles: Melanie O’Reilly
One of the most sensational musical pioneers to explode on the Irish scene, Melanie O’Reilly is now firmly established in the pantheon of creative Irish…
Sitar Meets Contemporary Jazz
Pulsar Trio – Zoo of Songs (t3Records, 2018) Zoo of Songs features innovative contemporary jazz instrumental pieces performed with piano and keyboards, sitar and percussion.…
Artist Profiles: Shweta Jhaveri
Shweta Jhaveri is a vocalist of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. A celebrated singer of her generation performing Khayal, she is also adept in Thumri,…
Artist Profiles: Prasant Radhakrishnan
Prasant Radhakrishnan is a saxophonist identified with both the South Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music and Jazz disciplines. Blessed with a legendary teacher (Kadri Gopalnath) and…
Artist Profiles: Prasanna
Prasanna was born on August 28, 1982 in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the most important performer of Indian Classical carnatic music on the electric guitar.…
Superbly Crafted Songs of Lake Volta
Joseph Sheehan & Kinetic – Songs of Lake Volta (Ansonica, 2018) Songs of Lake Volta is a fascinating project by Pittsburgh-based pianist, composer, and educator…