Hiromi
Photos By Barry Fisch This current career phase of jazz/prog/fusion pianist extraordinaire Hiromi Uehara, dubbed “the Trio Project,” has been touring now for five years since the release of their … Read more
Reviews
Hiromi
Since her epic 2003 debut Another Mind, I have envisioned pianist/composer Hiromi approaching composition like one of the Flying Wallendas: No net. No problem. Spark adds brilliantly to that imagining. Mentored … Read more
David Gilmour
Edification is something few musicians gravitate towards in this fame-fueled culture. To describe David Gilmour’s show at The Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night means wrestling with frustration at my own naivety regarding … Read more
T-Bois Blues Festival
All Photos by Laura Sedor A couple of months ago, as I read through an Elmore email, and something caught my eye at the bottom: T-Bois Blues Festival. I had … Read more
Steve Dawson
Juno Award-winning guitarist Steve Dawson heads up the Canadian faction of the league of special slide men. Those whose sting and twang mix magnificently with touch. Elmore James had his … Read more
The Allman Brothers Band
When the Allman Brothers Band reconvened in 1989, they put out Dreams, a four CD chronicle that presented for the first time Willie Cobbs’ “You Don’t Love Me”—an ABB staple—married … Read more
Wanderwild
Fleeting by Wanderwild has become my car soundtrack for the past month, with six rock-based tracks that revolve around heady drum rhythms, flowing guitar melodies and bittersweet vocals. I’ve literally … Read more
Parker Millsap
At the tender age of 22, Parker Millsap has accomplished quite a bit in a very brief career. His eponymous debut turned quite a few heads in high places, reaping … Read more
Born To Be Blue
Writer/Director Roger Budreau’s late in life portrait of jazz trumpet legend Chet Baker, Born To Be Blue, is much more than a biopic. Rooted in Ethan Hawke’s outstanding portrayal of … Read more
Brothers Brown
The blues comes in many hues, but it’s never more incisive that when it’s served straight up — unblemished and uncomplicated. The Brothers Brown know this, and though the two … Read more
