Although The Beatles’ influences tilted heavily toward early rock-and-roll and rhythm and blues, they were also fans of country music, and, on occasion, elements of the genre found their way into the group’s original compositions and cover choices. George Harrison loved a classy country lick and counted guitarists like Nashville mainstay Chet Atkins and rockabilly […]
photo courtesy of Anyma and Afterlife *** From the minute that Sphere – the future-leaning, state-of-the-art venue in Vegas – was announced, fans have been throwing around theories about which massive acts would best utilize the groundbreaking technology the room has to offer, including the world’s biggest screen and a mind-blowingly precise sound system. Until […]
Few contemporary jazz cats manifest the grace and gravitas of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, a still roaring creative force at age 82. Smith serves as spiritual mentor to Joe Fonda on the bandleading bassist’s Eyes on the Horizon (Long Song), playing with post-Coltrane intensity alongside pianist Satoko Fujii and drummer Tiziano Tononi. The four virtuosos’ […]
