Brad Myers, a remarkable composer and guitarist, has been playing music since he was 6. He decided at age 13 to pursue transcendence through jazz expression. His musical career has been characterized by a purity of spirit, joy of creativity and a pure heart. Brad is now a respected leader after more than twenty years … Read more
It is amazing to see how chance encounters can lead to great results – even at a Post Office! A young Georgian girl with beautiful hazel-green eyes and impishness said to me, “I can sing!” I was talking to a friend about the recording project I was working on, and she happened to know Rebecca … Read more
Myers began singing as a child and played the organ and piano in church choirs in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. She also directed choirs when she was young. In the early 1960s, she graduated from Philander Smith College in Little Rock with a degree in music education and concert music. Myers, upon graduation, moved to Chicago, … Read more
This obscure, deliciously obscure album from Bert Myrick’s Detroit-based imprint Strata Records is a long-held “Holy Grail” for serious jazz collectors. It’s partially due to the high quality of the musicians on the album – Myrick’s quintet included some of the best jazz players from the Motor City in the ’60s and ’70s, as well … Read more
BB DAVIS’ MYSTERIES of the Revolt was born out of the rhythmic heart of his Red Orchidstra (whose rendition of the theme from the 1971 Brit gangster movie Get Carter’ is a classic groove tune) and a collaboration between BB, long-time musical collaborator French virtuoso keyboardist DAN BIRO, and a close friend, the late and … Read more
Wolfgang Muthspiel, a composer and jazz guitarist from Austria, was born 2 March 1965 in Judenburg. He is the brother to Christian Muthspiel, the pianist and trombonist. At six years old, he began playing the violin and started studying the guitar as an adult. He studied jazz and classical guitar in Graz and then continued … Read more
Born 1962 in Judenburg (Austria), and received 6 lessons on the piano, plus 11 more lessons on the trombone. Musichochschule Graz (Trombone jazz and trombone classical), all studies ended in the end. 1987/88 Scholarship at School of Fine Arts, Banff/Canada. Christian Muthspiel, trombonist, composer, conductor and pianist, is an international musician in jazz/improvised and new … Read more
American jazz singer Mark Murphy has passed away at the age of 83. While he could make a convincing traditional crooner when he wants to, Murphy spent his entire career distancing from mainstream music as an innovator and fearless risk-taker. He once stated, “People say that I’m risk-taking. I’m at the edge.” Murphy’s voice was … Read more
George Clinton’s funk empire wasn’t without its disputes over money and control. Jerome “Bigfoot”, Brailey’s Mutiny was one such disagreement and was also one of the most notable offshoots from the P-Funk axis. Brailey, who had previously played with the Five Stairsteps or the Chambers Brothers in funk, joined P-Funk in 1975 to play on … Read more
James Marcellus Arthur “Sunny”, Murray, September 21, 1936 – December 8th 2017, was one of the first to pioneer free jazz drumming. Murray grew up in Philadelphia and moved to New York City to play with Cecil Taylor. “We played for about one year, just practising, studying — we went workshops with Varese. We did … Read more
