|
|
Featured Musician & Playlist* -
Michael Karr -
Shannon Kennedy -
Earl Carter -
Arno Haas -
CDs -
Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystals -
Chris Standring
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Karr - Trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer |
 
Michael is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and is a formally trained, award
winning, trumpet player, keyboardist, composer, arranger, lyricist, engineer and
producer and has been featured on close to 40 albums. Michael is a veteran session
musician, signed under numerous labels. As a producer, Michael hit
the Top Ten on Billboard's R&B charts with the Stanley Fields cover of "You, Me & He" (3C Records). He was the first musician to record live for WDUQ's Tony Mowad and Chuck Leavens in Pittsburgh, PA. He has worked with many production, mixing, mastering and engineers of note, including the Grammy-winning Phil Nicolo of Studio 4 Recording.
Michael's band, Michael's Karrtet features a rotation of top musicians.
As a band leader, Michael is listed as a Jazz Improv Magazine "Noteworthy Performance". Over the years, he has held several residencies at notable jazz venues in NYC.
Michael has performed with many music greats, sush as Harold Melvin & the
Blue Notes, The Drifters, Houston Person, The Whispers, The O'Jays, Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, The Human League, Jimmy Ponder, The Tommy Dorsey Band, Stanley Turrentine,
Freddie Hubbard, After 7, The Gap Band, Roy Buchanan, Maynard Ferguson, B.B. King, Mary Wilson,
Billy Joel and many more. Links:
Website,
Facebook,
Reverbnation and
DC Bebop page.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shannon Kennedy - Saxophonist, Singer & Songwriter |
Shannon is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, as well as flute, clarinet, guitar and keyboards. She has been performing professionally since age 14, releasing her first album, "Angel Eyes," in 2005, and her
second "Steppin Up," in 2007, on which she arranged and wrote all the songs with the exception of "In A Sentimental Mood," a Duke Ellington cover. On "Steppin Out," she was joined by Special guests, guitarist Peter White and saxophonist Kirk Whalum. During her career, She has also released - "Never My Love", and "Almost That Time of Year" a Christmas album (2008). "L'Automne" (2010), "L'Hiver" (2011), "Behind Your Eyes", "L'été" and "Le Printemps" in 2012. In 2013, she released an "Open Beta" EP with guitarist U-NAM under the name NUVO DEUX. Shannon has released numerous single tracks from her albums.
Links:
Website,
Teen Jazz,
Facebook,
Bandcamp,
ReverbNation,
Airplay,
MySpace,
YouTube and
DC Bebop page.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earl Carter - Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer |
 When Earl was 11 years old he bought a couple of books and began teaching
himself to play the guitar. At 15 years old he began learning to play saxophone and performing in the school band, marching band and jazz
ensemble. His bio says he practiced both "diligently" but eventually chose
the guitar to be his main
focus. He was a member of the "14 Karat" band and later played with "EU", recording music on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's "Do
The Right Thing" movie soundtrack. In "1999 he laid several guitar tracks for many artists at
Diddy's New York City recording facility, 'Daddy's House'." Earl has
performed with many groups and played many styles of music from dance/go-go
to jazz. He has been a studio musician, co-produced dialogue recordings for
motivational speakers and sports stars, and he has performed with a host of
local and world-renowned artists. To name a few, he has performed with Bobby
Lyle, Marcus Johnson, Jaared, Alyson Williams, Nick Colionne, Bob Baldwin,
Michael Lington, Angela Bofill, Regina belle, Gerald Veasley and opened for
Pieces of a Dream, Spyro Gyra, Bona Fide and many others. He released "My
Paradise"(2007), "X Project" 2009. Two EP's in 2011 "Yeah Mon" and "Summertime",
and his "Welcome Back Carter" album in 2013, all of which can be purchased on CD Baby. Links:
Website,
Private Music Lessons,
Reverbnation,
CD Baby.com and
DC Bebop page.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saxophonist Arno Haas |
Arno was born in the Black Forest region of Germany. While growing up he nurtured a musical curiosity, which became a life commitment to the pursuit of music. In pursuit of his interest, he joined his schools music club, where he participated in various band projects. This gave rise to
thoughts of becoming a "professional musician." He received real life experience with being a musician while serving a year in the Air Force Music Corps/Karlsruhe.
He says, "this experience was one reason for my decision to become a
professional musician." He studied and graduated from the Swiss Jazz School at Bern
(Switzerland). While in school,
he met "the master of the Blues, Sidney "Guitar Crusher" Selby, and was chosen
to perform with the Cadillac Blues Band from Fribourg for 10 year tour. "During
his musical career, Arno has played with "various
bands and musicians such as Franco Ambrosetti, Peter Herbolzheimer in Jazz,
or with the (ex-Rolling Stone) Mick Taylor, Paul Kuhn, with the Duke
Ellington Orchestra, Joo Kraus, Ack van Rooyen,
Nikolas Simion, Peter Herbolzheimer,
Tom Novy, Nubya, Göla, Sandra Studer, Maya
Brunner, Polo Hofer, Lokua Kanza, Henri Dikongué,
Wolfgang Haffner, James Moody, Thomas Stabenow and many others. Since 2009
he has been a member of the Stuttgart Jazz Orchestra. The collaboration with Wolfgang Dauner and Helen Schneider started through this Orchestra." He released his first album, "Magic Hands," in 2013 to good reviews. Arno performs in many venues in Europe and worldwide. Follow him through his links:
Facebook,
Website,
MySpace and
DC Bebop page.
|
|
|
|
MUSIC Featured CD - |
|
|
|
|
Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystals - Aquarius
"On one hand, it doesn't seem right to hear a band with a flute-and-vibes instrumentation and immediately compare it to the collaborations of Eric Dolphy and Bobby Hutcherson. The latter two are great artists to evoke, but it feels like it goes for the easy description. Then again, Aquarius does just that on the back cover, amending it by saying the album gives the reference "a Chicago twist." So it's not just me. Flutist Nicole Mitchell has written for a number of bands over the last several years, including a string quartet, a project inspired by modern science fiction with intense vocals (that worked where others failed) and smaller groups. Aquarius, she says, is the first album in a while where she simply wrote tunes without an overarching concept, and as such it comes off like more of a straight ahead band with themes and solos - albeit ones that avoid anything standard in that situation."
~ shanleyonmusic.blogspot.com,
Sound Cloud,
Facebook and
Website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Standring |
|
Chris Standring - Don't Talk Dance! (2014)
"Shaddup and Dance! That’s the central and literal message from this cranked up, funked out dance-o-rama created by guitarist (who also doubles on keys here) Chris Standring.Chris Standring 2014 CD The actual title of the release is Don’t Talk, Dance! , to be released on March 4 on Ultimate Vibe Recordings. Trust me, you’ll have a very hard time not complying with that request. The CD is loaded with irresistible grooves and funk that dare you to sit down. Fired up with crazy-good chops, great phrasing, solid bass lines (provided by a most familiar name, especially among jazz cruisers – Andre Berry), hard driving drum action (supplied by a variety of drummers – all really good), and great horn arrangements, Standring had to know heading into this project that he had a winner. " ~ thesmoothjazzride.com,
Discography,
Facebook,
YouTube and
Website.
|
|
Chris Standring - Wonderland (2012)
“At some point during every artist's career, if they truly consider themselves as artists, they must ask themselves a question of truth. This question is not so much, "Am I following the truth?" but rather "Am I following my truth?" The answer to this question goes a long way in determining whether the artist plays it safe and stays in their comfort zone, or takes the bolder, but potentially more interesting and satisfying course of following their muse wherever it takes them. For multi-instrumentalist Chris Standring, the answer seems to be to make only the music that moves him. It's a smart choice.”
~ Jeff Winbush - All About Jazz
|
|
|
|
MUSIC CD ARCHIVES:
DOUBLECD - SINGLES -
ONECD |
|
|
|
|
Top of Page
 |
|
.jpg)
