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Featured Musician & Playlist* -
Drew Davidsen -
Daniel Martina -
Paul Ahlstrand -
Dwight Trible -
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Alicia Keys -
Dr. Lonnie Smith
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Drew Davidsen is a multi-talented composer/guitarist |
  Drew is a classically trained cellist who studied at the Peabody Conservatory, but he was drawn from the classics by his ever growing interest in rock and jazz. He plays several instruments, but while in the Navy, he returned to the guitar, and that became his instrument of choice. During his career, Drew has been part of nearly 30 high profile projects.
He
has received high praise for his musical talents from his playing of urban jazz
to his gospel music. Drew was named one of the “Ten Hottest New Guitarists”
in Guitar Player Magazine’s influential Reader’s Poll. In 2008, Drew
self-produced his first solo album, "This Journey".
On the heels of the release of "This
Journey", he wrote, recorded and released two preview tracks online. “Astro”
and “Bounce”, which were both well received, the tracks feature Dan Needham on drums,
Gary Lunn on bass and pianist Jay Rowe. In 2009, Drew released "Around Again", which has attracted a lot of
attention and good reviews. "We3Stringz" CD was
released in 2010 and "Spin Cycle" in 2011. Drew can be seen and heard
at venues around the U.S. and numerous festivals.
Links: Reverbnation, MySpace, Website, and DC Bebop page.
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Daniel Martina - Guitarist, composer and music producer |
Daniel is from Rosario, Argentina. He began studying music theory and Argentinean folk guitar with a local music teacher at the age of 9.
He says he does not remember his instructor's name, but his surname was Valdés Alva and
he composed a song from his "Tute" CD called "Canción para Valdés Alva".
He says his music has been influenced by "Many artists
(players, composers and producers)". "The first songs heard that peaked my interest in being a jazz musician could be 'San Lorenzo' and 'Phase Dance' from Pat Metheny
Group". Over the years, through improvisation, "I've listened and learned
from a number of jazz musicians." Daniel attended the Nacional University of Rosario (UNR)
School of Music and he studied with jazz guitarist and composer Amando Alonso in Buenos Aires. He is self-taught in the Berklee College of Music method."
He has taken part in clinics taught by a number of renowned musicians and has participated in clinics held by Pat Metheny,
Chuck Wayne, George Benson and several others while in the U.S. He has played as "sideman" to "Gato" Barbieri
and has performed on stage with many Argentinean artists. His recordings "Propinas" and "Tute" are available at
CDBaby.com.
Daniels new album, "Luna Rosarina", is soon to be released. Links: Website, Facebook, MySpace Music, Discography and DC Bebop page.
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Paul Ahlstrand - Saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader, and producer |
Paul is considered to be one of the best saxophonists in the Boston area. Paul began playing the sax in elementary school. By high school, he was performing in two professional bands. He majored in Music Education at Syracuse University, where "he learned from artists such as Thad Jones and Mel Lewis,
Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabakin, Nick Brignola and Phil Woods. From 1992 - 2001 he performed and toured with vocalist Toni Lynn Washington. After his stint with the Toni Lynn Washington band, Paul did studio work, engaged in special projects and collaborations and taught at Tufts University. During his musical career, "Paul has performed with: The Temptations, Dennis Brennan, Ronnie Earl, The Family Jewels, The Four Tops, Tim Gearan, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Thad Jones, The Love Dogs, Gato Malo, Mighty Sam McCain, Nicole Nelson, Rebecca Parris, Son Seals, Howard Tate, Susan Tedeschi, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons, Toni Lynn Washington, and many others." He can be heard leading his stellar quartet on Sundays in Cambridge, MA performing at Toad in Porter Square and numerous other venues in the area. Check out Paul's most recent CD on
the Gibraltar label titled "Sunday Hang",
which showcases several original tunes by him. Read about him on his Website and
listen to him on MySpace.
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Dwight Trible - Singer
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Dwight has devoted his life to the pursuit of his musical dreams. He is described as "a singer who combines the best of vocal virtuosity with musicianship and improvisational skills." He performs with his own group, the Dwight Trible Ensemble, is the vocalist with the Pharaoh Sanders Quartet and the vocal director for the Horace Tapscott Pan Afrikan
Peoples’ Arkestra.
"Dwight has worked with such notables as Oscar Brown jr., Charles Lloyd, Billy Childs, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Garrett, Steve Turre, Harold Land, Harry Belafonte, Della Reese and Norman Conners, John Beasley, Patrice Rushen, Babatunde Lea, Ernie Watts, Kahlil El Zabar, as well as contemporary soul artist like LA Reid and DJ Rogers. Dwight’s collaborations with Horace Tapscott, Billy Higgins, Kamau Daaood" to name a few.
Dwight has been called a jazz "Holy Man" and "a high priest of voice." He has been compared to famous jazz vocalists like Leon Thomas and Billy Eckstine, but he strives to "cultivate his own sound." Links:
Reverbnation,
MySpace,
Facebook,
Website and DC Bebop page.
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MUSIC Featured CD -
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 Alicia Keys - As I AM (2007)
"If The Diary of Alicia Keys was a skillfully balanced mix of classic and modern, Keys's third effort, As I Am, finds the singer-songwriter fully embracing bygone R&B. There are no rappers or hype men announcing the arrival of the new Alicia Keys joint. And though the beats are heavy on tracks like the covertly political "Go Ahead," which displays Keys's funky low end, whatever sweat she breaks isn't due to urban club jams but sultry mid-tempo numbers that one can imagine being pumped into hot Harlem nightclubs or humid summer block parties circa 1970.
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~ Terry Keppard - Slant Magazine.
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Dr. Lonnie Smith |
Dr. Lonnie Smith -
Rise Up! (2009)
“When the Hammond B-3 organ enjoyed a revival several years ago, few came out the better for it. The old guys either repeated or tried to recapture what they'd done before and too few of the new guys had anything new to say. But then there was Lonnie Smith.
This veteran of '60s organ combos, the genre's golden age, quietly returned to the scene in the early '90s, sporting a turban and a new prefix to his name. He seemed reborn, he wasn't regurgitating what he'd done like so many of the others. He was working a whole new groove and making some of the best music of his career.” ~ Douglas Payne - All About Jazz, CD Discography, YouTube,
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Dr. Lonnie Smith -
Spiral (2010)
“Vitality and age might be normally be at odds with one another, but not when discussing Dr. Lonnie Smith—the inimitable organ shaman of the modern soul-jazz epoch. Whether turning in clever takes on the music of indie rocker Beck, recasting familiar standards in his organic organ mold or shaping his own compositions to his liking, Smith never seems to be short on ideas. He furthers the traditional role of the organ in small-group jazz and puts a modern slant on things, giving the music a unique character that is also immediately accessible.”
~ DAN BILAWSKY - All About Jazz
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MUSIC CD ARCHIVES:
DOUBLECD - SINGLES -
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