Pete Donnelly’s musical resume is pretty damn impressive. He’s the bass player firmly associated with legendary rock band NRBQ. He’s the singer-songwriter with several solo releases to his name. He’s the co-writer of “I Can’t Imagine,” the title track of Shelby Lynne’s recently released album. And of course, he’s the founding member of phenomenal rock band The Figgs, having worked with The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, as well as the great Graham Parker.
Time Pieces – New Classics: An Interview with Bassist Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood is an assiduous musician. He is a jazz bassist, a composer and a film scorer, frequently collaborating with his Academy-Award winning father Clint on his films’ music. He consistently tours all over the world, performing standards and originals from his seven albums, the most recent being Time Pieces, an appealing and accessible yet highly intelligent musical work.
Live at the Jazz Standard, NYC: The Donny McCaslin Group (Wednesday 4/8 Early Set)
At one point during Wednesday night’s first set at the Jazz Standard, in which the Donny McCaslin Group performed, tenor saxophonist McCaslin referred to the group’s recent experiences as “a celebration.” The Group has released a new album entitled Fast Future; the group has released a new album that might as well be entitled Most Incredibly New, Most Groundbreaking, Pretty Brilliant Work of 2015, So Far.
Top Four Working Jazz Guitarists of 2015
Six Must-Haves of Newly Released Albums
The popularity and artistic success of American tenor Bryan Hymel has been steadily increasing over the past few years. His debut at the Metropolitan Opera was in 2012, when he portrayed the role of Enee in Berlioz’ Les Troyens, and he was the winner of the highly coveted Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2013. Now, Hymel gives us his first album release through Warner Classics – Héroïque: French Opera Arias.