by Bman | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist. She was most well known for working with her husband, Stanley Turrentine, and with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, both saxophonists. She was known as 'Queen of the Organ'. Born in...
by Bman | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dynamic Roots Music Singer/Songwriter Gina Sicilia Readies New CD, It Wasn’t Real, for Release April 30 on VizzTone Label Group New Album Produced by Grammy-Winner Glenn Barratt PHILADELPHIA, PA - Dynamic roots music singer/songwriter Gina Sicilia announces an April...
by Bman | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Charles Thomas Potter, born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1918, died March 1, 1988, was a jazz double bass player. Potter is known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950; he had first played with...
by Bman | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Bill Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. He is best known for his compositions "Honky Tonk" and "Hippy Dippy", and variously working with The Ink Spots, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella...
by Bman | Jan 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Young Philadelphia songstress Gina Sicilia exploded onto the scene in 2007, as her debut CD, ALLOW ME TO CONFESS, was met with joyous acclaim by fans and critics alike. She was heralded as a distinctive new voice in the Blues, as well as an insightful songwriter and...
