Hard Bop Messengers - Live At The Last HotelIf you're in need of a musical vacation, try checking in for Live at The Last Hotel. The latest from John Covelli and The Hard Bop Messengers is a jazzy getaway that takes you to a time and place where everyone is hip, and everything is happening. It's an ambitious concept a jazz album that literally tells a story. A visionary, original, genre defying musical journey that reminds you of what jazz can be. Covelli uses his own musical journey as a basis

the release on CD included two alternate takes

and vocalist Charmaine Lee

you'll find yourself wandering down afamiliar road

Samples would sometimes begin on a Synclavier keyboard with it's sophisticated sequencing capabilities

György Ligeti's two-movement Sonata which draws inspiration from Béla Bartók

Herbert Blount (Penn Jillette) is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF

is following up with another set of his chamber music together with her long-time piano partner Sebastian Berakdar and cellist Hannah Vinzens

Six years later he became a performer in the Stockholm Concert Society

Garry Tallent

He thus reminds us that both Iolanta and The Nutcracker are first and foremost initiatory journeys

A superb two disc collection of fan favorites by blues rockin' '80s metal icons

Lorenzo Palomo has long established himself as one of Spain's greatest contemporary composers