S. Victor Aaron / January 9, 2011 6:00 am
by S. Victor Aaron It’s not a unique story when it’s about a 70s progressive rock that went through rapid lineup changes and ultimately broke apart after “artistic differences.” That’s essentially the narrative of the short-lived supergroup UK, which existed roughly from 1977 to 1980. It’s also not all that surprising that somehow in a group of uber talented musicians [...]
S. Victor Aaron / November 11, 2009 6:00 am
by Pico Last October 20, the up-and-coming violin wizard from Copenhagen Mads Tolling put forth his second CD The Playmaker, a celebration of the kindrid spirit shared by musicians and athletes. Yes, that’s right, the connection between people who make music and people who make plays. As Tolling correctly points out, both achieve success for their band, or team, by [...]
S. Victor Aaron / May 16, 2009 5:00 am
by Pico Back in the late seventies my oldest brother would come home from college for the weekend and bring with him records by all these fusion and crossover jazz figures that I hadn’t heard of before but sounded good to my younger ears. That’s how I first got to know about guys like Jean-Luc Ponty, The Jeff Lorber Fusion [...]
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