By Ralph A. Miriello, Notes On Jazz Being associated with a generous and talented mentor can be a powerful impetus to your own creative development and musical maturity. Bassist Richie Goods’ latest album My left hand man, is a tribute to Goods’ mentor, the late great pianist Mulgrew Miller, who Goods recorded and toured with for nine … Read More
Ralph A. Miriello, Notes on Jazz A recent project from local, Atlanta pianist Kevin Bales and a previously unknown vocalist to me, Keri Johnsrud, from Chicago, caught my attention. Titled Beyond the Neighborhood:The Music of Fred Rogers, the two artists came together two years ago when they discovered a mutual admiration for the music that was played … Read More
Ralph A. Miriello, The Huffington Post In June of 2017 saxophonist Dave Liebman, a member of the original group, Saxophone Summit, a group dedicated to the legacy of John Coltrane, was asked if he could organize that group or something like it to perform on the BBC’s Jazz on 3 radio program, for the 40th … Read More
by Ralph A. Miriello, The Huffington Post The Florida based pianist Gianni Bianchini has a new album to be released on Feb 21, 2017 titled Type I. The title is reference to his recording debut and the fact that he fights with Type I diabetes which has been an influence on his life and so … Read More
